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The person of the year is you … again
My first week as a public blogger, and there’s plenty to get excited about as the convergence of Web 2.0 and banking continues. I find ING’s “We the Savers” site interesting, it’s a similar idea to the...
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This week’s reading: the future of banking
I’ve been spending time recently speaking with clients and colleagues about the ways in which some of our banking and finance customers might seek to exploit technology this year in the wake of the...
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For sale: one economy, slightly used
In a couple of previous posts (here and here), I’ve written about the effects I expect to see social media have on the financial services industry – particularly retail banking and insurance – this...
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This week’s reading
Some great reading this week on technology, the economy, banking and smart transport … plus a little humour … A great article in Prospect magazine on the credit crunch, environmental issues and the...
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Could the future of money be city currencies?
(Photo of a halfpenny minted by Matthew Boulton in Birmingham; from Smabs Sputzer) It’s just possible that this week marks a tipping point in the events that have engulfed the UK banking industry since...
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Four avatars of the metropolis: technologies that will change our cities
(Photo of Chicago by Trey Ratcliff) Many cities I work with are encouraging clusters of innovative, high-value, technology-based businesses to grow at the heart of their economies. They are looking to...
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Gain and responsibility: five business models for sustainable cities
(Photo by Mark Vauxhall of public Peugeot Ions on Rue des Ponchettes, Nice, France) It’s strange how you can find inspiration in the most surprising places; and the first time I came across the...
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A design pattern for a Smarter City: Local Currencies and Alternative Trading...
(Photo of the Brixton Pound by Charlie Waterhouse) (In “Do we need a Pattern Language for Smarter Cities” I suggested that “design patterns“, a tool for capturing re-usable experience invented by the...
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Three mistakes we’re still making about Smart Cities
(David Willets, MP, Minister for Universities and Science, launches the UK Government’s Smart Cities Forum) (I was asked this week to contribute my view of the present state of the Smart Cities...
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A design pattern for a Smarter City: Online Peer-to-Peer and Regional...
(Photo of Moseley Farmers’ Market in Birmingham by Bongo Vongo) (In “Do we need a Pattern Language for Smarter Cities” I suggested that “design patterns“, a tool for capturing re-usable experience...
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Six ways to design humanity and localism into Smart Cities
(Birmingham’s Social Media Cafe, where individuals from every part of the city share their experience using social media to promote their businesses and community initiatives. Photograph by Meshed...
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