Institute For The Future

2 IFTF Ideas Finalists in Knight Cities Challenge

Today Knight announced the 126 finalists selected for the inaugural Knight Cities Challenge, and I'm thrilled to report that 2 ideas from IFTF made the list!

Innovators around the country submitted over 7000 ideas in response to this challenge:

What is your best idea to make cities more successful? 

IFTF finalists:

• Mapping Learning Resources (San Jose, California):
  Mapping and sharing community knowledge through a “time bank” where residents can exchange hours of teaching for hours of learning, gain new skills and form new connections.
• Hack the Narrative (Wichita, Kansas)
  Empowering residents to tell their own stories by creating a toolkit that helps citizens hack the narrative of their city.

For more information on the Knight Cities Challenge

• Check out KnightCities.org
• Follow @knightcities
• Read the announcement: "126 ideas advance in first Knight Cities Challenge"