Category Archives: Technology

Why Our Cities Aren’t So Smart

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Ken Dowell

The larger vision isn’t likely to happen without larger funding. Continue reading →

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Some Smart Things Some Cities Are Doing

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Wirelessly charged buses, smart trash cans and a happiness meter. Continue reading →

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Will the Techies Save Our Cities?

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Silicon Valley’s answer for continued urban growth: make our cities smart. Continue reading →

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Is Your Digital Assistant Credible Or Just a Little Creepy?

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Ken Dowell

It’s So Hard to Get Good Digital Help These Days, a Future Tense panel discussion Continue reading →

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Disrupt These Industries. Please!

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Techies, let’s go after the industries that have been ripping us off and underserving us for years. Continue reading →

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(Nearly) Live at SXSW: In Silicon Valley, You Are the Product

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Biz Stone on re-inventing search. Continue reading →

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(Nearly) Live at SXSW: The Future Through Entrepreneurial Goggles

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Max Levchin on “Unstoppable Trends That Are Changing the World” Continue reading →

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Of Technology and Humanity

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Ken Dowell

We live with a growing unease about how technology will change the humanness of our world. Continue reading →

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The Future of Car Ownership

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Technology and the rise of the on-demand sharing economy could totally transform car ownership. Continue reading →

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Can Techies and Makers Save Our Cities?

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Techonomy Detroit looks at how civic tech and the maker movement can revive our cities. Continue reading →

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