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IDEA Is On the Go!

And we mean that literally.
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Champion City Part 15: From the Desk of Our Developer! Meet Nitzan Bartov.

Champion City Part 15: From the Desk of Our Developer! Meet Nitzan Bartov.

Nitzan Bartov is a game developer and architect specializing in interaction and experience design in VR and AR. Her work has been featured…
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Eamon Abraham
Champion City Part 14: Watch and Learn

Champion City Part 14: Watch and Learn

How reviewing hours of recorded city council meetings inspired our data-driven design.
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Eamon Abraham
Champion City Part 13: Guest Post with Melissa Kaplan-Macey (RPA)

Champion City Part 13: Guest Post with Melissa Kaplan-Macey (RPA)

In this guest blog post, Melissa Kaplan-Macey, Vice President, State Programs & Connecticut Director at the Regional Plan Association…
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Jennifer Furioli
Champion City Part 12: It’s the Final Countdown!

Champion City Part 12: It’s the Final Countdown!

We did it! We completed our third and final sprint for the Bloomberg Mayors’ Challenge. Before I elaborate on what that looked like and how…
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Champion City Part 11: Some early numbers!

Champion City Part 11: Some early numbers!

Hi New Rochellians! I was scanning through some of our Mayors’ Challenge data this morning and thought I would share some numbers with you.
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Champion City Part 10: AR and VR: cities are ready!

Champion City Part 10: AR and VR: cities are ready!

IDEA New Rochelle’s Mission
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Amelia Winger-Bearskin
Creative Conversations: Media, Massage, & Machines

Creative Conversations: Media, Massage, & Machines

In mid-June the IDEA hosted three artists in our residents’ nest above the New Rochelle train station: Matthew Gantt, Rena Anakwe and…
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Amelia Winger-Bearskin
Champion City Part 9: This Old Dog Learned New Tricks!

Champion City Part 9: This Old Dog Learned New Tricks!

This is a guest post by Ralph DiBart, the longstanding Executive Director of the New Rochelle Downtown Business Improvement District…
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Champion City Part 8: Well, That Went Well!

Champion City Part 8: Well, That Went Well!

In sharp contrast to our disastrous dress rehearsal for Sprint 2, our actual Sprint 2 held on July 16th went swimmingly!
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Champion City Part 7: When Winds Nearly Derailed Us.

Champion City Part 7: When Winds Nearly Derailed Us.

This is a story about community partnerships. But it begins with a tornado…or something freakishly close to it anyway.
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Champion City Part 6: I’m ordinary. And that’s okay!

Champion City Part 6: I’m ordinary. And that’s okay!

Folks, let’s create a virtual safe space. Pull on your Snuggie, curl into a comfy chair, grab a cuppa tea and light a scented candle. It’s…
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Jennifer Furioli
STEAM & Families Science Festival

STEAM & Families Science Festival

with IDEA New Rochelle VR/AR/360 Video and fellows
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May Finstad
Champion City Part 5: A comic book writer, city planner and data scientist walk into a room…

Champion City Part 5: A comic book writer, city planner and data scientist walk into a room…

Oh, did you think I was about to tell you one of those typical three guys (or gals) jokes? Actually, all of the above-listed individuals…
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Jennifer Furioli
Creative Conversations: Perfume and Cryptography

Creative Conversations: Perfume and Cryptography

Tommy Payne and David Huerta hosted Creative Conversations at the IDEALab, (+ 3 quotes from Nietzsche):
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Amelia Winger-Bearskin
Champion City Part 4: Doing the Pivot!

Champion City Part 4: Doing the Pivot!

Square-dancing: it was once all the rage. Then came the jitterbug. Later, the twist, followed by the cabbage patch and the macarena…
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Jennifer Furioli
Champion City Part 3: Augmented Reality

Champion City Part 3: Augmented Reality

What Do Area Rugs Have to Do With New Rochelle’s Mayors’ Challenge Idea?
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Jennifer Furioli
Champion City Part 2: We Pounded the Pavement and This is What We Learned

Champion City Part 2: We Pounded the Pavement and This is What We Learned

As dawn crested in New Rochelle, birds stirred in their nests, delivery trucks rumbled to life, and pre-programmed coffee makers snapped…
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Jennifer Furioli
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