Twelve Cities

02/26/2014

One of the speakers at the TEDxTeen viewing party at Wunderkammer Company this Saturday ... 1 in 12 US teens use one of the apps he has created. RSVP for the live streamed event at the Wunderkammer FB page.

http://www.tedxteen.com/speakers-performers/tedxteen-2014/196-william-legate

TEDxTeen 2014 :: The Crazy Ones :: The earth is round and it revolves around the sun. Crazy, right? It was a few centuries ago...not anymore. Inventing a cancer detection test out of paper. Creating a radio station out of garbage. Building an arcade out of cardboard. Crazy, right? It was a few years...

02/20/2014

We are live streaming TEDxTeen on March 1. RSVP to the viewing party event at the Wunderkammer Company page Bring teens and 20-somethings. It's free.

07/24/2013

Board member Steve Franks presenting findings from Twelve Cities' trip to Boulder, CO.

04/04/2013

http://nickarnett.tumblr.com/post/47070009733/grand-rapids-in-review

This post is a bit (okay, a lot) late, so let me start off by saying this: You’ll likely see me posting less about my observations during each trip until the entire project is completed. Throughout the trips I’ve made so far, I’ve come to realize that some of my thoughts, opinions, and perspectives…

01/22/2013

Already enjoying this week's trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan.. even the snow. :)

A few years ago, I remember coming across an article in Newsweek pointing to Grand Rapids, Michigan, as one of America’s “fastest dying cities”. The piece cited a few statistics that shed light on the city’s recent decline in population and - as if no further consideration was given - wrote the city...

01/05/2013

The conditions may be right, but will we see a storm?

I’ve long made the argument that cities are the engines of innovation that push humanity forward and have a duty to enable humanity to tackle its grand challenges. To describe it, I typically relate it to a weather system. You wake up one morning to find out that a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has b...

12/19/2012

We're excited to launch our latest program in a few weeks, TC Talk! We'd also love to see many of you participate in upcoming sessions. Click the link below and scroll down to the "participate" section to find out how!

TC Talk is a monthly discussion that brings together a mix of entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and residents each month to have a dialogue about problems that cities across the country are facing today. The conversation is held through video chat, with each session being recorded and made availa…

10/08/2012

Those of you from Austin - do you agree or disagree?

Technology is a notoriously cutthroat industry. The nonstop battles for venture capital and industry attention are known to split marriages, end friendships and start bitter rivalries. Except her

10/05/2012

We've had some stellar supporters step up and donate this week. Thanks to Sean Richards, Linda Lepper, Tiffanie Robinson, and - our first non-human donor - Ruby! You all are rockstars.

Interested in supporting the work of Twelve Cities and our fellowship program? You can contribute financially to us by clicking the donation button below.

10/05/2012

These rock.

These makeshift shelters slap onto street poles with the help of magnets.

10/03/2012

Here's to the visionaries.

After a few recent conversations, I feel compelled to write about a topic that’s surfaced in many conversations lately: The importance of visionaries. Every city has them. They’re the thinkers, the re-thinkers, the innovators and the dreamers. They have an enormous capacity to see “what could hav...