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Archives for February 2019

Smarter Cities and Community Engagement

February 28, 2019 By Aaron M. Renn

As a follow-up to Monday's post, the two top finishers in the Chicago mayoral election were Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle. They will meet in an April runoff. During the election I was down in Miami speaking at the Knight Foundation's annual Media Forum. I was honored to be invited to participate and was on a panel devoted to smarter cities. Here's the video of our session. If the video player doesn't display for you, click over to watch on You Tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1_tITUf9wQ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Governance and Public Services, Urban Culture

Don’t Fall in the Branding Trap

February 14, 2019 By Aaron M. Renn

My latest piece is online in City Lab. It's another look at urban branding. Here's an excerpt. The problem with the typical approach extends beyond just marketing. It has tangible consequences. A brand is really a city’s conception of itself. By selling itself as a facsimile of something its not, a city ends up turning that into reality. Thus, so many urban places today seem vaguely the same—a blur of Edison-bulbed eateries and mid-rise “one plus five” apartment buildings (in which up to five stories of wood frame construction are built atop a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Demographics and Economic Development, Urban Culture

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About Aaron M. Renn


 
Aaron M. Renn is an opinion-leading urban analyst, consultant, speaker, and writer on a mission to help America’s cities and people thrive and find real success in the 21st century. (Photo Credit: Daniel Axler)
 
Email: aaron@aaronrenn.com
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