Presentations
In this talk at Techonomy Detroit Peter speaks about the economic and cultural forces at work remaking our cities. The term Maker City captures the notion that our cities are laboratories for economic and cultural development, and entrepreneurship. Cities are our great platform for experimentation and prototyping ideas. Maker City also reflects the emergence of
New technologies and techniques are turning cities into massive invitations for civic participation. Urban prototyping, the maker movement, and activation methods that engage students, urbanites, artists and coders are a hallmark of the new urbanism— and for hope in our cities. Combined with what we are learning about the engagement of everyday Americans there is
A talk to the leadership of Pittsburgh on the role of art and economic development. Hirshberg was invited by Mayor Peduto, The Brookings Institution and the Heniz Foundation as part of a major effort to forge a new model of urban growth and development that is innovative, inclusive and sustainable. The talk includes San Francisco
My talk at the DLD conference,“Hacking Back at North Korea” tells the story of getting information into and out of the most closed place on earth. After NK hacked Sony over the interview, The Human Rights Foundation repays the favor, launching thousands of copies of the Interview (along with wikipedia, DVDs and small radios) into