Last Tuesday, June 19, the collaborators of the Gotham Innovation Greenhouse met at the WHITE BOX gallery on Broome Street in NYC.
These were the innovative proposals that were presented and discussed:
Dorothy Nash presented a project to retrieve and extend translation software developed for Haitian Creole after the quake in 2010, and develop the tools further to provide services for Brooklyn’s Haitian Diaspora community and their relatives in-country.
Dana Karwas presented BLDG BLOK (http://www.bldgblok.com/), an app to socialize and identify the history of the world around a person. As a modern cartographic tool, it aggregates unique data sets to tell the story of a particular place. The maps explore the confluence of architecture, landscape, literature, news, cultural and social history, film/tv, and future visions for the cityscape. She and her co-founder hope that the connections that are sparked will inspire new thinking and ideas that could change the world.
Andres Fortino presented CREDS, an idea for a central repository of educational and other credentials that a person needs during the vetting process for a job.
David Turnbull presented his idea for an East River Think-Place, a blended-reality public construction with an initial emphasis on soccer as a tool of engagement.
There was also discussion about next ideas and expanding the current group of GIG collaborators.
If you have an interest in participating, either in New York or virtually, please contact me at njacknis@cisco.com.
More information about GIG can be found at http://www.gothaminnovationgreenhouse/wordpress.
© 2012 Norman Jacknis
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