Design for Distancing in Brooklyn; Babila Lima on city government innovation; Corporates <> Startups

What can corporates and startups learn from each other?

By Julie Zeglen

At Introduced by Technical.ly, leaders from Comcast, Stanley Black & Decker, Messy.fm and URBN dug into cross-company sharing, from business models to workplace culture.

How Brooklyn’s Design for Distancing installation combines public health and neighborhood pride

By Stephen BabcockAt Smoking Swine, a canopy, outdoor seating and graphics combine for social distancing appropriate sidewalk space. It's also a sign of local nonprofits and biz owners working together amid challenging times.
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Babila Lima: Innovating for city government’s future without displacing the past

By Donte KirbyLima's work leading the Baltimore Department of General Services' Business Process Improvement Office offers a look at civic innovation in action. The most difficult part of this job isn't technology, but rather convincing employees that it's a good thing.
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Graybug Vision, founded out of Johns Hopkins, expects to raise $90M in IPO

By Stephen BabcockSpun out of Hopkins' Wilmer Eye Institute, the biopharmaceutical company has an R&D center in Baltimore.
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Baltimore students, national activists call on Comcast, FCC to expand Wi-Fi access

By Donte KirbyBaltimore's Students Organizing a Multicultural & Open Society (SOMOS) joined education leaders from across the nation to tell stories about the need for high-speed broadband internet for all students so they can participate in virtual learning and the consequences of the digital divide.
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