Fargo’s Plains Art Museum will get a boost to its work in engaging the public. The Bush Foundation has granted the museum $500,000 as part of their Community Innovation program. The program is designed to invest in the region’s most “outstanding problem-solving[...]
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Maine became the first state in the country Tuesday to pass ranked choice voting
Is there a way to make democracy more democratic? As a country, as a culture, we’ve been locked in a centuries-old mentality when it comes to voting — that’s it’s one or the other. But there are other methods, and the entire[...]
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How to build smart cities that benefit everyone
We were introduced to the concept of a smart house 20 years ago. Today, many of us are living in them. That same revolution is taking place in the way we design and build our bigger living spaces — the towns and[...]
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It’s Time to Think About Living in Parking Garages
The next twenty years are going bring forth dramatic changes to the way we live our lives. Of most note is the likely diminished role private vehicle ownership will have. This commentary from Wired challenges us to start thinking about the way[...]
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How One University Used Big Data To Boost Graduation Rates
Predictive analytics is helping Georgia State University determine which students are falling behind with their education — a scenario that makes it more likely for them to drop out down the road. The University is then feeding this data to advisors and student[...]
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Corporate boards are turning to younger board members
The change which has the world in its grips is accelerating, and it has left corporate boards bewildered by how to keep their companies relevant. One solution being explored: bringing younger voices into the board room. [...]Read More... from Corporate boards are[...]
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Watch & Learn: The 71 Most Amazing Innovations of All Time
You may not realize it, but we’re all here right now standing because of the astounding innovations that allowed our species to propagate successfully up through time. ASAP Science has conveniently put the most important 71 of those innovations into a short[...]
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Watch: Uber’s Self-Driving Truck Makes Its First Delivery: 50,000 Beers
Self-driving cars have been in the news a lot recently, and there’s no doubt there coming. But an equally big cultural shift will take place in the shipping industry — self-driving trucks. And this shift won’t be at the whim of consumer[...]
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Grand Forks Officials Re-Imagining their Library
City and County officials gathered for a joint meeting this week. The topic: the future of the Grand Forks Library. And the concept for the building is much more 21st century than the old idea of a quiet place to keep books.[...]
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NDSU Grad Students Compete in ‘Three Minute Thesis’
Graduate students at NDSU are being forced to acknowledge that when they get out to the real world, no one will know what they’re talking about. To solve the problem, students compete in a program that requires they distill their research into[...]
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Dickinson Chamber Hosts City Wide ‘State of Education’ Event
The Dickinson Chamber of Commerce was the sponsoring organization behind the community’s recent ‘State of Education’ event. A gathering that included all the education stakeholders such as public, private, and higher education interests. [...]Read More... from Dickinson Chamber Hosts City Wide ‘State[...]
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Bismarck-Mandan draft application for Bicycle Friendly Community status
The Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization is taking a progressive approach to building a bike-friendly community and they’re in the final stages of an application that would see them designated a ‘bicycle friendly community’. The Bismarck-Mandan area has more than 100 miles of[...]
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Grand Forks reps to study pedestrian, bike infrastructure in Denmark
The City of Grand Forks is sending a couple people to Denmark next month. The goal: learn how to create a more bike and pedestrian friendly city. [...]Read More... from Grand Forks reps to study pedestrian, bike infrastructure in Denmark
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Nudging the Crowd in New Directions Can Make Minot Better
Behavioral science has a lot to say in how to build better cities, and if we embrace the idea that those of our species are not always rational actors, we can build systems and cities that incentivize better behavior. Want examples? Read[...]
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What Makes a City Successful? Lessons From the Knight Cities Summit
How do we turn Minot into a more vibrant place to live and work? A competition among other cities has provided some ideas of what works and what doesn’t. [...]Read More... from What Makes a City Successful? Lessons From the Knight Cities Summit
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Google Wants to Line Your city Streets With Wi-Fi, Should Minot Reach Out?
A new R&D arm of Google is looking bring the latest Wi-Fi technology to city streets. Considering the communication benefits, the disaster resiliency planning that is now taking place, and the fact that downtown Minot is getting an infrastructure overhaul — should[...]