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Create Competitive Disruption Across Eight Dimensions

Every year I travel down to Cali, Colombia to talk about "service innovation." And every time I go someone tells me, "You have GOT to have dinner at Andres Carne de Res." But no one could tell me WHY the experience is so unique. I finally got my chance to confirm that Andres is unlike any other restaurant. Lets break down the restaurant's strategy.READ»

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Why NYC's New Dedicated Crosstown Bus Lane Owes a Debt to Bogota, Colombia

How one brilliant idea has traveled from Bogota, Colombia all the way to New York City.READ»

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Megacities Today, Rubble Tomorrow: Haiti, Chile as Architectural Wake-Up Call [UPDATE]

Disasters in Haiti and Chile show architecture is the problem--and the solution--for earthquake-prone cities.READ»

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Design Away Crime: Medellín's Doing It With Public Works

The former mayor of Medellín, Sergio Fajardo, talks about how public-works projects can fight crime and bring safety to blighted neighborhoods.READ»

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Know Your Innovation Course

Flying was huge part of my father’s life. He was the mechanic and navigator on a good will flight from New York to Bogota in the early days of flight. That’s him on the left in the photo of the two man crew just before leaving ...READ»

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Bogota: Home of the World's Most Advanced Bus System?

Urban planners know a secret that you probably don't: The world's most advanced bus system is in Bogota, of all places. The city' ex-mayor, who created the system, is frequently asked to explain Bogota's bus system to city ...READ»

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Where Art Thou?

The four kinds of places that make up today's creative world.READ»

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Citytv

In 1972 Moses Znaimer co-founded Toronto's Citytv with a vision of local, interactive, optimistic, and realistic programming. Soon after, his station began to boast studio-less television studios and program-less television ...READ»

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Adventures of a Global Venture Capitalist

Oh the people you meet in the search for a few million dollars! From armored cars in Colombia to karaoke in Korea, one young entrepreneur learns how to speak money with a global accent.READ»

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Oscars Go Global - Boston Globe Does Not

The irony is inescapable. The teaser headline at the top of today’s Boston Globe boldly declares: “Oscar Goes Global.” Unfortunately, the Globe is heading in the opposite direction. Buried several sections deep is a story ...READ»