New Center : Features

Model D TV: Innovation in education speaker series recapped

Walter Wasacz & Tony Eggert Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Students, teachers, administrators, and Model D partners from foundations and media jammed into Youthville for our speaker series on innovation in education. Walter Wasacz took the notes, Tony Eggert and Marvin Shaouni the pictures.

Community Engagement, Education

New Center

Crossing Paths with Kyle Bartell

Noah Stephens, The People of Detroit Friday, June 08, 2012

Photographer Noah Stephens goes out in search of innovation and crosses paths (more than once) with a young Detroiter on a mission to transform unused parcels into parks. Meet Kyle Bartell, who has a vision to create more public gathering spaces in places where trails are already being blazed. (Photo essay from The People of Detroit for UIX.)

Design, Leadership, Parks & Greenspace, Placemaking

Detroit, Midtown, New Center

Let's Get Innovative: How Can Detroit Do More with Less?

Rachel Klegon Thursday, May 24, 2012

As demands on the world’s non-renewable and limited resources increase, how can Detroit be a lead innovator in the practice of doing more with less? Rachel Klegon, Executive Director of Green Living Science, shares her thinking on how we can all contribute to being a more efficient and effective community. Read here, then join the conversation.

Community Engagement, Leadership, Rehab/Renovation, Sustainability

Detroit, New Center