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welcome to the great acceleration.

homo urbanis.

what’s a city?

our metaphors define our world view -

and therefore the solutions we seek.

the city is a big village.

the city is a machine.

© Nigel Sussman

the city is neighborhoods.

Dave McClurehttp://dclure.org/essays/neighborhoods-of-san-francisco/

the city is a platform.

the city is an ecosystem.

the city is people.

the city is a nation-state.

the city is an innovation space.

the city is resilient.

the city is recombinant.

in fact, all of these are “true.”

typically, though, we break a city downinto its functions.

economic (commerce, infrastructure, transportation)

social (housing, health, education, recreation, religion)

political (security, stability, equality)

houston, we have some problems.

cities are the source ofover 70% of carbon dioxide

emissions.

and.

and.homelessness.gentrification.

inequality.discrimination.food deserts.

vanishing parks.traffic overload.

garbage.waste.

addiction.mental illness.

aging infrastructure.

“the battle for sustainabilitywill be won or lost

in cities.”

ban ki moon8th secretary-general

united nations

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what would be neededto have an exponential city?

back in the early 2000’s, we hoped for a worldthat could “accelerate the flow of capital to good.”

we envisioned a half-dozen elementsthat could help create such conditions.

better entrepreneurs.new corporate forms.more patient capital.

“poster-child” scaled businesses.decisions driven by data.

public/private partnerships.

we went about bringing a “coalition of the willing”Into a big tent, to bridge across silos.

we didn’t claim any credit for these changes.but we tried to help create the conditions

In which they could occur.

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what would be neededto have exponential cities?

here are several ideas.

information & awarenessengaged citizens

continuous equitable distributionlong & short-term planning

we have the technology and the willing.

we just need to get busy.

houston, we have some solutions.

lots of solutions.

this isn’t rocket science.

but it is citizen science.

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let’s get exponential.