Smart City Hamilton
SODA CEO Cheryl Reynolds facilitated a Smart City panel discussion at FORUM 2011 with international Smart City leaders Bill Hutchison– Chair & President of i-CANADA, and Martin Stewart-Weeks - Cisco’s Director of Business Internet Solutions. The panel included SODA board members Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Mayor Julie Hardaker & Mark Flowers as well as NZ branding guru Brian Richards. The discussion topic was “What does Hamilton need to do in the next 5 years to win the international intelligent community award?”
Key messages throughout this discussion included:
- Change can’t just come from leadership, needs full participation from community too
- There’s a lot of talk going on, let’s just get on and do it
- Keep it simple
- Articulate excitement, adventure and risk. We’re currently too risk averse
- Target community group leaders and let message filter down
- Organise without organisation – set things in motion and step back
Hear what these leaders had to say in this video
These sketchnotes are a reflection of the key messages and how we can further transform and grow the Waikato into a smart and connected community.
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