The Wirelessly Yours podcast, hosted by my colleague, Ziad Mater, in Dubai focuses on cities of the future and new technology that connects all of us, wirelessly. We discuss how cities are rebuilding themselves for a braver, stronger, more resilient and united tomorrow.
Givful is a technology platform that makes workplace giving, volunteerism and grants management more reflective for companies more meaningful for employers, and more meaningful for the world. Their mission is to engage the world in giving and receiving daily. Their service is to simplify an automate the way people volunteer and give: If just 1 in 8 adult Americans make a donation of $25, non-profits would receive $1B of additional resources.
Now more than ever, we are turning to world-class authorities to give us practical guidance and show by example the best path ahead for our uncertain future. Hear assessments of actions in cities to mobilize their recovery for public health, public safety and a return to economic prosperity. We focus on new solutions for recovery and resilience as we move forward. You will hear how cities are forming new coalitions to support the full community of players—government, private sector, nonprofits, philanthropies, entrepreneurs, organizers and individuals. Our goal is to provide new insights, a reimagining of cities to renew our confidence in our ability to change, grow and prosper.
Chris Gassman is the host of The Market and The Good, a podcast highlighting how-to actionable insights from CEOs to everyday people who are intuitively thinking about how to make money by making the world a better place. His exemplary interviews help us see what is possible for a more sustainable, livable planet.
As CEOs of their cities, Mayors understand the need to support small and medium enterprises in their cities. In Reno, NV, Mayor Hillary Schieve is providing special funding programs like Kiva to support local business. Mayor Andy Berke in Chattanooga, TN, is helping students and families with fast internet across the city. In Burnsville, MN, Mayor Elizabeth Kautz is using Cares Act money to directly help local businesses. By building new coalitions between government and philanthropy, Mayor Libby Schaaf is expanding Oakland, CA’s ability to meet the growing needs of the community.
Of all the world’s challenges—uniquely expressed by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)—we believe every community, every society will benefit by implementing “Question Storming.” Before jumping to solutions, before investing in technology, before failing to hear “all the voices”—we are confident, all are ready for smarter, better answers and bolder actions.
As advocates for Question/Solution Storming, we want to enlist your help. First, to ask the difficult questions about the top challenges you are facing and second, to do your part to use Question Storming as your guide to discover new solutions. We welcome your ideas and insights. We are available to work with you to guide your Question Storming initiatives. In addition, as you discover solutions, we can help you craft the strategy to design and implement initiatives that lead to bolder, better actions. Please contact Sandra Baer: sandra@personalcities.org to learn more and do more.
Below is a link to one of our Question Storming sessions, “How to Rebuild Trust in a Broken World?” held in September 2020. It provides an introduction and the “ground rules” for this innovative approach.
Chris Gassman is the host of The Market and The Good, a podcast highlighting how-to actionable insights from CEOs to everyday people who are intuitively thinking about how to make money by making the world a better place. His exemplary interviews help us see what is possible for a more sustainable, livable planet.
Chris Gassman is the host of The Market and The Good, a podcast highlighting how-to actionable insights from CEOs to everyday people who are intuitively thinking about how to make money by making the world a better place. His exemplary interviews help us see what is possible for a more sustainable, livable planet.
Sandra Baer speaking at the German Marshall Fund event in Los Angeles, “Tech for Inclusion,” pictured with Elandre Dedrick, Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund.
To find new paths to urban transformation, Sandra Baer and Dr. Lawrence Jones co-authored, “Rethinking, Reimagining, Redesigning Globalization: The Hard Questions for Urban Stakeholders,” in 2019. Through the unique process of “Question Storming,” we have inspired audiences to ask the difficult questions and re-design their approach to the urgent challenges of our times. It is only by first exploring a wide range of questions—hard, inconvenient and novel—that we can design innovative solutions—reimagined ideas and actions, never thought of before.