More than half of the world’s population today lives in urban settlements. By 2050 this urban population will grow to over 70% with more than 4.8 billion people living in cities. As cities deal with this massive growth, they are simultaneously facing increased burdens due to aging infrastructure and a…
Over the last few years, advancement in technology has accelerated entrepreneurship and empowered emerging companies to vastly transform major “real world” sectors like transportation, urban infrastructure, education, energy and agriculture–and in the process is changing the way our cities and communities work. Through these changes, we have worked with entrepreneurs…
Student IoT Innovation Challenge draws over 200 students to demo 35 sensor-based projects at Think Big On March 3rd, during a special Think Big Thursdays event, the downtown innovation center hosted KCSIC’s inaugural student pilot – the SensED IoT Innovation Challenge. Hundreds of students, parents, teachers, Think Big member companies and…
Think Big helps Kansas City join exclusive community of five global cities. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has selected Kansas City as the first U.S. city to become a Core Smart City. This recognition allows Kansas City the unique opportunity to become a global leader in what…
Thanks to the generosity of our top Smart City Tech Summit Sponsors, we are proud to announce the release of a limited number of sponsored tickets to the upcoming Public Safety Summit March 29 – 31, 2016 in Kansas City. These tickets have been made available to help assemble municipal…
An innovative Public-Private partnership to develop the Internet of Things and Smart Connected Cities The premise of the Kansas City Living Lab is simple. Where a “problem or challenge” exists, or one is anticipated in the future (future goal to avoid problems), the lab will seek out the best emerging technology solutions…
Think Big Foundation and Cisco launched SensED - a project-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education program for middle and high school students - in September with a pilot kickoff at Think Big’s innovation center in the heart of downtown KC. The program was adopted in four Lee’s Summit…
We live in the age of cities with the most rapid urban migration in history. It’s creating business opportunities and ideas at unprecedented speed. In 2013, half of the world’s population was living in cities. In just five years, half of Asia’s population will be living in cities. By 2035,…
Every night, as millions of citizens all across the world sleep, there’s a technology revolution quietly taking place. This revolution is making cities smarter, more efficient and more livable than ever before. Welcome to Kansas City - where we are building one of the world’s smartest connected cities. And where…
Over the last twenty years the interest in social entrepreneurship has expanded across the globe. But in the last several years, Millennials have been like rocket fuel to social enterprise creation. This group has entered the workforce en masse, and notably placed purpose at the top of their list of…
