Why Planners Are Like Entrepreneurs
Or Should be, anyway
We give entrepreneurs a home.
The Problem
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4%
6%
8%
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
Leon County Percent Population by Age & Sex, 2010
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
Female
Male
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
THe Solution
1
We Those That
Build the Future
Build the Future
Similar mentality:
constructive Discontent
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Ideas are just a multiplier of execution
Source: https://sivers.org/multiply
Source: http://startupquote.com/
- Capacity building power of networking +
- Power law returns; so do more things +
- Run small experiments; iterate toward perfection +
- = Tactical Urbanism IMHO
WhERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD
Luck favors the hustlers
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Build the Future
Similar perspective:
Practical Futurists
Source: http://startupquote.com/
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Innovation vs. improvement
- Innovation = 10x increase
- Improvement = incremental wins
- In context of cities, both have value
- Innovation demands inclusion
- Momentum matters
- Optimize for implementation
A Few things to keep in mind
At the end of the day, Action is what matters.
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Source: http://startupquote.com/
User centric planning
Why Planners Are Like Entrepreneurs
By Lucas Lindsey
