My talk from Ignite for a Better Baltimore, detailing why the city is a great place to pick up ideas and run with them, and where we go from here.

1. A GREAT PLACE TO PICK UP IDEAS
AND RUN WITH THEM

2. LOW ACTIVATION ENERGY FOR NEW IDEAS

3. NEW THINGS ARE STARTING ALL THE TIME

4. A NEW “INNOVATION COMMUNITY”

5. WEALTH OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP
COMMUNITY & INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY

6. CLUSTER OF GREAT BUSINESSES

7. SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE GIVING BACK

8. DENSE, WEALTHY REGIONAL ECONOMY
EASY INTER-CITY TRANSPORT

9. BIG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SUBCULTURES

10. ATTENTIVE, ACCESSIBLE MEDIA

11. EFFECTIVE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
TOO EFFECTIVE?

12. NEW MODES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

13. MANY LIFESTYLE MODES

14. DENSE, BIKEABLE URBAN CORE
MODICUM OF PUBLIC TRANSIT

15. WE ARE A LIBERAL TOWN

16. WORLD-CLASS CULTURE THRIVES HERE

17. NEED TO PUT PEOPLE BACK TO WORK

18. NEED BOTTOM-UP INVESTMENT

19. NEED TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS

20. WE NEED MORE ACTION
THANKS @KBLADOW & @MOBTOWNBLUES