Comments on: Making your City an Innovation Hub http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/making-your-city-an-innovation-hub/ Accelerating your business success Fri, 03 Mar 2023 03:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: sopan http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/making-your-city-an-innovation-hub/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:57:25 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=106#comment-57 One of the important factors in Boulder’s success is that it’s one of the few cities that people consciously choose to move to. People live in Boulder on purpose, not by accident.

There are a lot of Boulder residents who migrated from big cities and great professional careers. They wanted a higher quality of lifestyle than they could get in the concrete jungles. After attaining a certain level of connections and experience that allowed them to work virtually, they chose to pack up and move to the greener pastures of Boulder.

]]> By: What Does Boulder Mean To You? http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/making-your-city-an-innovation-hub/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:46:08 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=106#comment-54 […] first entry is

]]> By: Elaine Ellis http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/making-your-city-an-innovation-hub/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:01:37 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=106#comment-50 This is a great post about makes Boulder thrive. I think you’re dead on that talent attracts talent. The brilliance of the people I meet in Boulder and Denver is not only humbling but very stimulating. I think the people here really push you to do your best.

]]> By: Andrea Meyer http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/making-your-city-an-innovation-hub/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:09:17 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=106#comment-49 Interesting question, Steve. I know of open-source projects where innovation occurs without face to face meetings. Those projects are often across geographies, but it seems logical that they would work within a given geography as well. Local interaction via social media like you mention is a strong glue that keeps people motivated and in-touch with each other, sparking ideas, innovation and collaboration.

]]> By: Steve Todd http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/making-your-city-an-innovation-hub/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:52:40 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=106#comment-48 Andrea,
Many of the examples in Boulder are face-to-face meetings. Are you finding that the same sort of innovation can occur in a geography where there is local interaction via social media like Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn?
Steve

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