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Aug 29 2018
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Techweek KC addition: Smart City Innovation Workshop builds bottom-up brainstorming | Startland News

Kansas City residents, entrepreneurs, corporate partners, and city officials plan to come together during the Smart City Innovation Workshop at Techweek KC to brainstorm solutions to day-to-day challenges using smart technology. https://www.startlandnews.com/2018/08/smart-city-innovation-workshop/
Mar 30 2018
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Entrepreneurs’ innovative thinking pays off for smart cities, Think Big co-founder says

There’s a difference between innovation and invention, said Herb Sih, managing partner and co-founder of Think Big Partners. “Invention is a good idea in search of a home — or, as someone said this morning, a solution in search of a problem,” Sih said. “Reverse that: Innovation. It’s a problem in search of a solution.” https://www.startlandnews.com/2018/03/smart-cities-think-big/
Oct 05 2017
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Think Big Partners Develops Innovative Solutions of All Sizes | Smart Cities Connect

While many technologists start by wanting to stretch limits or develop a new cool widget, Think Big reverses the innovation process with PRISM: Proof of concept Reverse Innovation Sequence Method, which backs ideas into a given set of problems.   http://smartcitiesconnect.org/from-prime-time-to-saving-time-think-big-partners-develops-innovative-solutions-of-all-sizes/
Oct 04 2017
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Smart City Leader: Can Technology Predict Deadly Shooters Before It’s Too Late? | Startland News

On October 18-19, Think Big Partners will host a Smart City Tech Summit on public safety to bring together government officials, city leaders, smart city proponents to delve into how technology can be a bridge to safer communities. http://www.startlandnews.com/2017/10/smart-city-technology-predict/
Apr 26 2016
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What Is a Smart City? | PEW Charitable Trusts

Getting city bureaucracies to think creatively, using data, is the biggest obstacle aspiring smart cities face. Think Big Partners researched city agencies to find areas where technology could improve services. http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2016/04/26/what-is-a-smart-city
Apr 12 2016
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Smart Cities and the Age of Urban Tech | Environmental Leader

Cities are using their smart city frameworks to create living labs for entrepreneurs and urban innovators to tap into the power of technology to help solve key pressing needs, such as the Living Lab and Think Big Partnership in Kansas City. https://www.environmentalleader.com/2016/04/12/smart-cities-and-the-age-of-urban-tech/