Nigel Jacob's guest appearances

Nigel Jacob

The Urban Loop

The Movement Podcast

Heather Worthington

Chris Davis

Lateefah Simon

Yonah Freemark

Edward Glaeser

David Kim

Heather Thompson

Matt Brezina

Harry Campbell

Anthony Foxx

Sunday Parker

Josh Cohen

Martin O'Malley

Michael Kelly

Nadine Lee

OwlTail

Kris Carter

As the co-chairs of Boston’s New Urban Mechanics, Nigel Jacob and Kris Carter are connecting the city’s strengths of innovation and creativity to an experimental approach to learning in order to make living and working in Boston better for all its residents.

082 Failure Is Vital for What We Do with Nigel Jacob & Kris Carter

Nigel Jacob is the Co-Founder of the  Office of New Urban Mechanics, a civic innovation incubator and R&amp;D lab within the City of Boston. Nigel’s work is dedicated to making urban life better through human-centered design and innovative applications of technology. The Office works with universities, startups, and other city departments to design innovative ideas around education, transportation, housing, and city research. Nigel is currently a board member for organizations like Code for America and coUrbanize. Overall, his work has led to him being named the Public Official of the Year in 2011 and a White House Champion of Change in 2012. In this conversation, we dive into…  How an R&amp;D lab within the city government can lead to rapid innovation and growth The  impact that human-centered design can have on government services Nigel’s background as a software engineer and how he transitioned his career into urban technology  It was truly a privilege to have the chance to talk to and learn from Nigel. I hope you feel the same - Enjoy the show!   Nigel can be reached at: Twitter, LinkedIn See more at https://www.theurbanloop.com/ep-9-nigel-jacob/

<a href="https://twitter.com/nsjacob" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nigel Jacob</a> is the Co-Founder of the <a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/new-urban-mechanics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Office of New Urban Mechanics</a>, a civic innovation incubator and R&amp;D lab within the <a href="https://www.boston.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">City of Boston</a>. Nigel’s work is dedicated to making urban life better through human-centered design and innovative applications of technology. The Office works with universities, startups, and other city departments to design innovative ideas around education, transportation, housing, and city research. Nigel is currently a board member for organizations like <a href="https://www.codeforamerica.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Code for America</a> and <a href="https://www.courbanize.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">coUrbanize</a>. Overall, his work has led to him being named the Public Official of the Year in 2011 and a White House Champion of Change in 2012. In this conversation, we dive into… <ul> <li>How an R&amp;D lab within the city government can lead to rapid innovation and growth</li> <li>The  impact that human-centered design can have on government services</li> <li>Nigel’s background as a software engineer and how he transitioned his career into urban technology</li> </ul> It was truly a privilege to have the chance to talk to and learn from Nigel. I hope you feel the same - Enjoy the show! Nigel can be reached at: <a href="https://twitter.com/nsjacob" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsjacob/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> See more at <a href="https://www.theurbanloop.com/ep-9-nigel-jacob/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theurbanloop.com/ep-9-nigel-jacob/</a>

09: Nigel Jacob - Co-Founder, Office of New Urban Mechanics