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November 2017

Maker City Goes International!

By Blog, International, Video

Maker advocates and localists all over the world are using the Maker City book to create new forms of innovation and economic opportunity. We recently had the opportunity to travel to Israel and to interview Maker advocates from South Africa and Jordan. Next month we’ll be featuring our work in Israel including a visit to a high-impact makerspace located in Galilei. To whet your appetite, here’s a short video with…

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When and how to bring an Innovation Partner into your city or town

By Blog, Localism
Throughout the United States cities, towns, and communities are suffering wherever industry has left town. Both economic and civic vitality are compromised. The symptoms are all too common: boarded up storefronts; corners populated by people—both young and old—neither in school nor able to find meaningful work; and declining kindergarten enrollments, indicative of young adults and their children fleeing smaller cities in favor of opportunity elsewhere. However, there is hope. The...
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