Cities 3.0: Reflecting, Responding & Redesigning for the FutureRebecca Ryan

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Things that aren’t in my bio...

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In 2006...I built a house.

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What do you want to be homesick for?

My dogs.

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Joey Zach

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How can we design cities and regions that work, and places for which people get homesick?

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Statistically Awesome

Delicious to Experience

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A presentation in Three Acts: Past, Present, and Future

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What are cities for?

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Cities are for people...

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The Scale of Texas

45-70 MPH

“People-Scale”

2-15 MPH

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So, we have to put people back in the center of the development process...

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It’s part of your job description...

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Source: Wikipedia

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Source: International Economic Development Council (IEDC)

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What present realities must we face?

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Migration/Urban’Nation

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But not all migration creates prosperity

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The Talent Dividend

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The Talent DividendFor every 1% increase in the number of residents who hold bachelors degrees...

There is a $763 increase in annual regional per capita income.

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What caliber of talent are we attracting to the East Valley?

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Migration: Nueces County, TX Source: Forbes.com

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Migration: Nueces County, TX Source: Forbes.com

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Migration: Nueces County, TX Source: Forbes.com

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Migration: Nueces County, TX Source: Forbes.com

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In Corpus ChristiIf we could increase our BA attainment from 13.1% to 14.1%...

There would be a $213,640,000 economic dividend to your city.

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What does that mean?

81 Cole Park Renovations

59 New FedEx Facilities

20 Runway Extensions

17 New Elementary Schools

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Who are our future citizens and how can we delight them?

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“Deborah”

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Millennials will be your next great wave of in-migrants...

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Millennials & Technology

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Next Gen & Technology

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How do we create a city that people ache for...they want to call “home?”

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Assessing our “Quality of Life”

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Atlanta, GA Handprint, Source Next Generation Consulting, 2010

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Austin, TX Handprint, Source Next Generation Consulting, 2010

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Corpus Christi, TX Handprint, Source Next Generation Consulting, 2010

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So what does all of this mean for you?

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Who are you developing for?

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What is your legacy to the next generation?

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www.nextgenerationconsulting.com/next

Twitter: ngcRebecca

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