Sharpe Bytes
The latest articles and press releases by and about Soaring City Innovation Partnership
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Sharpe Bytes: Destruction & Creation
Every year I take a trip to the future. It is my chance to peer into the living laboratory of
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Rise of the robots, AI, and the human partnership
How will America successfully bring manufacturing and production back to its shores at the very moment our working population is
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The power of connections
Communities across the nation are learning the lessons derived from pioneers such as North Carolina’s Research Triangle, St. Louis’s Cortex
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Can Tampa Bay serve as a guide for restoring the American Dream?
Taking a page from communities like Buffalo, New York; Charlotte, North Carolina; St. Louis; Detroit; and many, many other emerging
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Soaring City !p & Florida Blue: Growing A Resilient Community
Seven years ago – A small band of determined people took on the task of building the Tampa Innovation Alliance.
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Building A Soaring City at Uptown
Part I: Mirror World and the Emerging Metaverse: On a cold, snowy night in March of 2019, while riding on the
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The Mary Jackson Plan
“There is a goldmine in our backyard.” This was the opening statement from a presentation by the Tampa Organization of
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Sharpe Bytes: Crossing the Chasm – This is Uptown
The COVID Crisis, poorly considered lockdowns and now righteous anger over the killing of George Floyd have laid bare the
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It is time to build
A decade ago I spoke before a large and angry crowd. The country was in the midst of economic turmoil
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Why and how to lift the lockdown
One size does not fit all, and the way forward will require social discipline and political leadership. Policy making requires
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AI, Machine Learning: Peering through the Looking Glass
In 2016 we held a historic event at the Old University Mall. It was intentionally edgy: mixing rap (a spoken word
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Sharpe Bytes: Halt and Catch Fire
I am writing this Sharpe Byte while sitting at the San Francisco Airport waiting for my flight home after
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Innovation Districts OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Byte
The answer to life’s most vexing question is 42. For those who understand what I mean, you can stop reading.
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Innovation Gathering 2018 – Unconventional & Innovative!
First, a little history:In 2010, USF President Dr. Judy Genshaft presented a vision in her Fall Address to the USF
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Get People Out of Their Cars…
Potential Unleashed Tampa !p (the P stands for Partnership) is all about unleashing the potential of the University area. A quick perusal
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Ok – It’s a Street Fight!
Ok – It’s a Street Fight! Spend a weekend walking the gritty streets of traffic-choked Manhattan and it’s all you
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From Corridor of Crud to Innovation Gateway
Ok – let’s be honest. How many of you live for the thrill of traversing Fowler Avenue? Yes, I know
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Transportation and Teslas in the Tech Economy
Each year, in February, I attend the highly anticipated State of the Valley Conference in San Jose. The conference is
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Flyover Metros No More
Happy Holidays fellow travelers. A posting by a local paper in Milwaukee noted a recent study by Apartment List showing
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Making Tampa a top destination for talent workers
Plutarch wrote that “an imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailments of all republics.” The
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Blazing a New Trail
Sharpe Bytes – October 18, 2016 The Bureau of Economic Analysis just released its annual rankings of metros by GDP