Ideas We Should Steal

One-Stop Coding & Job Shop

An inner city Detroit program places 90 percent of graduates in well-paying tech jobs. Could this be a path out of poverty for Philly residents too?

By Robert DiGiacomo

Get On The Bus

This weekend, we’re taking a group of disruptors on an “Innovation Invasion” of the Pennsylvania Society soiree in New York City

By Larry Platt
Meet The Disruptor

Sylvester Mobley

The former Marine has willed into existence Coded by Kids, a free tech-ed program for inner-city youth. And he's got some big plans

By Larry Platt
The Citizen Recommends

24HRS2 Massive Change with Bruce Mau

The legendary designer brings design thinking to solving civic problems

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Open Data at the Crossroads

Can Code for Philly’s band of volunteer civic hackers grow and continue to solve civic problems?

By Malcolm Burnley
The Citizen Update

Disruptor Nikki Johnson-Huston

The local tax attorney launched an app to take on homelessness—and then took on Bill O’Reilly

By Kyle Mountain
Meet the Disruptor

Gabriel Weinberg

Paoli's DuckDuckGo is taking on Google (with help from Edward Snowden). How'd that happen?

By Malcolm Burnley
Meet the Disruptor

BioBots

A couple of 22-year-olds have made a 3D human tissue printer that’s winning prizes and turning heads for its innovation. Still, their parents would feel better if they could afford to eat more “real meals”

By Larry Platt

From Balancing Checkbooks to Coding Video Games

Tuesday night's Citizen Speaks panel featured unique perspectives on partnerships between public schools and private businesses to enhance learning and grow the workforce.

By Rosella LeFevre

Taking On Tech’s Gender Gap

A hackathon this weekend at First Round Capital shows Philly combating the tech world’s not-so-dirty little secret

By Larry Platt