Data is more valuable than ever before, but what can (and will) city’s do with it in the world of data monetization? Every smart city discussion today includes data. But in the past year, we have seen this conversation grow from a quiet hallway or back of the room discussion…
If you are a smart city planner, you will want to read this. Anyone who has ever driven in Los Angeles has experienced “induced demand” that has resulted in “Carmageddon.” Interstate 405, or simply known as “the 405”, is one of the worst traffic congestion nightmares in the world. The…
Smart streetlights not only provide a platform for revenue but also improve public safety while lifting high school graduation rates in the digital divide regions America’s digital divide, the gap that exists between those who have access to modern communications technology and those who don’t, persists. Accordingly, closing this…
Building a Smart City with an Innovation District Requires Lifestyle Businesses Too If you are a smart city interested in investing in economic development by developing an innovation district, should you care about lifestyle businesses? As a smart city consulting firm focused on economic development, we hear this innovation district…
Today’s modern smart city. Its streets are bustling with lots of people, traffic and other activities, which sometimes can be dangerous. But when you look at the safety statistics on intersections…intersections are especially dangerous. Why? Because it is where it is possible for two or more vehicles to attempt to…
Written by Herb Sih, Managing Partner Recently, Think Big Partners had the opportunity to help the City of Toronto work on its smart city plan by facilitating several citizen engagement workshops. These workshops, held simultaneously through the support of Cisco via Cisco Telepresence, allowed Toronto city officials to broadcast one…
Coworking is a key economic development tool for cities of the future. Cities not named New York or San Francisco are finally having their time in the startup spotlight. As we enter the Third Wave of the Internet (as AOL co-founder Steve Case calls it), cities like Austin, Denver, and…
Backing up our words with actions and trying to make a difference by making smart cities safe cities Like many other people, Think Big Partners reacts to the emerging jigsaw of information regarding our country’s latest public safety tragedy with disbelief, disgust and horror. It has become a sad, almost…
As an entrepreneur focused on emerging technology, I am constantly thinking of new innovations to solve problems. I see a lot of amazing technology driven solutions. But even with my continuously, slightly over-caffeinated mind and high threshold for being amazed, I do still encounter days when the “Wow” factor of…
The world today is changing fast. One thing for certain is that technology is moving faster than ever before, but parts of civilization are not keeping up. One of the biggest threats that modern civilization faces today–regardless of race, religion, socio-economic boundaries and geography–is the threat of domestic terrorism to…
