Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht has been the President & CEO of Living Cities since July 2007. Since that time, the organization has adopted a broad, integrative agenda that harnesses the collective knowledge of its 22 member foundations and financial institutions to benefit low income people and the cities where they live.

How To Avoid Another Crisis Like Flint

Addressing the inequality in how we run our cities won’t be easy. That’s why we have to do it.

How To Avoid Another Crisis Like Flint

Why Cities Need More Technology To Improve Low-Income Citizens’ Lives

Apps aren’t just for the privileged. Governments should look to tech to empower its disadvantaged residents.

Why Cities Need More Technology To Improve Low-Income Citizens’ Lives

4 New Ways Of Thinking That Should Shape The Next Century Of Cities

In order to thrive over the next century, cities will have to change. Here’s how.

4 New Ways Of Thinking That Should Shape The Next Century Of Cities

5 Disruptive Education Trends That Address American Inequality

Fixing how we teach our children is of paramount importance. What if the solution also started to fix America’s broader socioeconomic problems? New ways of thinking about edtech just might start that process.

5 Disruptive Education Trends That Address American Inequality

Impact

Worker buy-in is the real key for successful corporate sustainability

This map shows where people on the coasts will flee to once sea levels rise

How to build a better capitalism: Be a Trojan horse

Creativity

Why Super Bowl ad teasers have become as important as the commercials

Trump’s Space Force logo is a total rip-off of ‘Star Trek’ and NASA

Private celebrity Twitter groups for political activism is the latest splintering of public social media

Co.Design

How design can stop the spread of the Wuhan coronovirus

Kondo megafans, Ikea will now pay you $100 an hour to spark joy

The best chat app you never knew you wanted is here

Work Life

This is why surfing the web can make you more productive at work

This is the best method for evaluating someone’s job performance

I went to prison at 17. Here’s what I wish employers knew about people with records