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Toward an Innovative City

Chad Rochkind Friday, June 06, 2014
"Detroit and the Innovative City" is a report on how to make Detroit a more innovative city that includes a deep dive into latest thinking on innovation in general, defines the three principles of an innovative city, and provides cross-sectoral recommendations for creating an innovation eco-system in Detroit. Here co-author Chad Rochkind shares some insights into the report and key takeaways on how to make Detroit the social innovation capital of the world.

UIX Q&A: Alok Sharma, Sharma Analytics and Detroit Startup Drinks

Alok Sharma Friday, May 23, 2014
National Day of Civic Hacking is May 31, so we thought we'd check in with UIX innovator Alok Sharma of Sharma Analytics and Detroit Startup Drinks to see what's on his mind and up his sleeve.

Opportunity for All: The Question Every City Should Ask, And Answer

Claire Nelson Friday, May 09, 2014
How can cities better connect all residents to economic opportunity? It's the million-dollar question -- the question we hope our civic leaders, policymakers and philanthropists wake up every morning to answer. It is also a question we ought to be asking ourselves, within our own businesses and organizations: How can each of us help create greater opportunity for all?

One Detroit, One World: Re-imagining Detroit Through Diversity and Inclusion

Raquel Castaneda- Lopez Friday, April 25, 2014
Detroit is a city of division: blacks vs. whites, downtown vs. neighborhoods, immigrants vs. Detroiters. It is exactly these dichotomous relationships that draw people to the city from around the world to join us in our journey of growth and redefinition. How do we move beyond these divisions to become a more inclusive and diverse, global city? 

Reflections of an old new guy

Jim Boyle Friday, April 11, 2014
Our eternally youthful Detroit correspondent revisits his skinny, 25-year-old self, and name checks Dennis Archer and Spike Lee to help sort out what's next for the city. Take it away, Sir James Boyle.

Three things we've learned from Detroit's innovators

Jessica McInchak Friday, March 28, 2014
As the Urban Innovation Exchange (UIX) initiative enters its third year, we are reflecting on all that we have learned since we set out to understand and measure social impact within Detroit’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem of innovation.

UIX Q&A: Jessie Feller, Meeting of the Minds

Jessie Feller Friday, March 14, 2014
Meeting of the Minds is one of the premier annual leadership summits focused on urban sustainability, innovation and connected technology. The organization will hold its annual conference in Detroit this year September 30 through October 2. Here Managing Director Jessie Feller introduces Detroiters to the concept.

Knight Arts Challenge seeks best ideas for the arts in Detroit

Knight Foundation Monday, March 03, 2014
Beginning March 10, Detroiters will once again have an opportunity to win funding for their arts projects through the Knight Arts Challenge, offering a share of $3 million for arts and culture projects that engage and enrich the city. The deadline for the contest, now in its second year, is April 7. 

Jazz mentoring hitting the right notes in Midtown

Veronica Grandison Friday, February 14, 2014
Instruction at Michigan State's Detroit Community Music School is done by working musicians and educators who are giving back some of the same elite training they received as students. Gather round as Veronica Grandison tunes into the scene.

Detroit, get ready for transit-oriented development

NIna Ignaczak Friday, January 31, 2014
Public officials and developers across the region are preparing to reap the economic potential of functional transit, something many cities across the country have already done. How it gets done in Detroit is critical to its success, writes Nina Ignaczak.

Growing bold ideas for Detroit's future

Matthew Lewis Thursday, December 12, 2013
At this year's Idealab at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, six Detroit innovators were invited to Ann Arbor to share radical ideas for the future of the city. Matthew Lewis was there with his notebook, Doug Coombe with his camera.

IdeaLab: A look into the future

Claire Nelson Friday, November 08, 2013
It's that time of year again! Time to round up some folks doing great work in Detroit to go win the hearts & minds of future business leaders at University of Michigan. UIX is excited to host "IdeaLab" -- a fast-paced, two-hour session with a stellar line-up of Detroit innovators on December 6.

City kids: High-quality charter schools await Detroit families

Amy Kuras Thursday, November 07, 2013
The Detroit Achievement Academy, James and Grace Lee Boggs School and the Y Detroit Leadership Academy High School are opening this fall in the city. Amy Kuras shows us what we can expect.

Business Must Do Good

Neil Tambe Thursday, October 10, 2013
Neil Tambe reflects on his own disillusionment with the profit-driven ethos predominant in business school and asks, "Can business do good?" He decides yes, it must. 

Detroit: A City of Superheroes

Ingrid LaFleur Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Urban innovator Ingrid LaFleur recounts the first Afrofuturism class she taught for youth at the Carr Center in which she tied together mythology, poststructuralist theory, and contemporary politcs into a youth-friendly superhero package. 
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