Episode 0166: Simple Machinery

Episode 0172: Civic Co-Creation

SHOW NOTES * Host: Dan Hugo * Summary: We have talked about Co-Creation before, as well as Civic Volunteerism and more recently Civic Innovation, now we can talk about bringing these together in Greater Vegas during CityCamp Las Vegas and the Smarter Smart City Challenge, and perhaps all of the time… LINKS * Innovate for Vegas Activity https://innovateforvegas.org [https://innovateforvegas.org] * Innovate for Vegas Foundation https://innovateforvegas.foundation [https://innovateforvegas.foundation] * Co-Creation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-creation [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-creation]

Episode 0171: Testing a LinkedIn Newsletter

SHOW NOTES * Host: Dan Hugo * Summary: LinkedIn is not a good platform, we have covered this previously more than once, but we are going to give it one last try before our Unconference events coming up in September 2026 and January 2027, wherein we will find out if Follow & Forget is also Follow & Ignore… LINKS * Innovate for Vegas Activity https://innovateforvegas.org [https://innovateforvegas.org] * Innovate for Vegas Foundation https://innovateforvegas.foundation [https://innovateforvegas.foundation] * Innovate for Vegas on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovate-for-vegas-foundation [https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovate-for-vegas-foundation] * Smart City Vegas on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/smart-city-vegas [https://www.linkedin.com/company/smart-city-vegas]

Episode 0170: The Road to Unconference x 2

SHOW NOTES * Host: Dan Hugo * Summary: So we have two unconference events upcoming, one hackathon style event in September 2026 and one year-long event commencing in January 2027. These will be planned with input from those who will participate, so the more the merrier in every sense, and that is a challenge in and of itself here in Greater Vegas. LINKS * Innovate for Vegas Activity https://innovateforvegas.org [https://innovateforvegas.org] * Innovate for Vegas Foundation https://innovateforvegas.foundation [https://innovateforvegas.foundation] * CityCamp https://citycamp.com [https://citycamp.com] * Unconference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference] * Smart-City.vegas https://smart-city.vegas [https://smart-city.vegas]

Episode 0169: Adding CityCamp 2026

SHOW NOTES * Host: Dan Hugo * Summary: We deferred the Smarter Smart City Challenge from this year to January 2027 so we get a full year to enable and encourage everybody. In the mean time, since CityCamp was a source of some ideas and inspiration, why not add CityCamp to our 2026 agenda? LINKS * Innovate for Vegas Activity https://innovateforvegas.org [https://innovateforvegas.org] * Innovate for Vegas Foundation https://innovateforvegas.foundation [https://innovateforvegas.foundation] * CityCamp https://citycamp.com [https://citycamp.com] * Smart City Vegas https://smart-city.vegas [https://smart-city.vegas] * Unconference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference]

Episode 0168: Some Other Vegas Challenges

SHOW NOTES * Host: Dan Hugo * Summary: These are not challenges like the Smarter Smart City Challenge, but the sorts of challenges an organization like ours, and maybe others, have to work around to get things done, to get the word out, and to get more people to reach an Ah Ha moment, lean in, and take part. LINKS * Innovate for Vegas Activity https://innovateforvegas.org [https://innovateforvegas.org] * Innovate for Vegas Foundation https://innovateforvegas.foundation [https://innovateforvegas.foundation]