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Editor’s note: This article was originally published for the Techonomy conference in Detroit, 9/15/15. Our civic innovation movement is about 6 years old. It began when cities began opening up data to citizens, journalists, public-sector companies, non-profits, and government agencies, inviting broader participation in the city. Open data is an invitation: it’s something to go […]

Last week while in Brooklyn I spent a moment catching up with Matthew Burnett, CEO of Makers Row, the home of Made in America for the 21st century. Matthew explained to me that Makers Row, which is an online community for factories and suppliers across the United States, came from a need to simplify the […]

Devin Shomaker grew up with a passion for making wine — and for cities. New York’s first rooftop vineyard is the perfect combination.