Offering answers to commonly asked questions during the Smart Cities workshop. It offers some insights into the future and the threats that current cities are facing.

1. SMART CITIES,
FAQS
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2. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR COUNTRIES, STATES
AND CITIES TO SURVIVE?
Create real wealth!
For centuries wealth was created from mining natural resources, farming, and
manufacturing. In the latter part of the 20th Century we started a fourth
source of wealth creation: (all forms of) Technology (hardware, software,
firmware, middleware, liveware, and infoware)
Creating wealth promotes both competition and collaboration.
Sometimes competition turns into (declared or undeclared) war.
There is an undeclared Technological War going on right now.
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3. POINT TO PONDER
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The Technological War is also
known as The Innovation War!
The Innovation War now
involves The Smart Cities War!
and The Smart States War!
No one uses those terms yet,
and the media has not picked
up on them yet, but these wars
are going on. And they are as
nasty as the old City-State
Wars --- but without the blood!

4. COMPETITION IS IN
OUR HUMAN NATURE.
IT SERVES BOTH THE
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
AND SELF-ESTEEM
NEEDS
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5. WARS IS NOT BETWEEN COUNTRIES ALONE.
STATES AND CITIES WAR EACH OTHER AS WELL.
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6. WHAT HAPPENS IF USA LOSES THE INNOVATION
AND SMART CITIES WAR?
➢ GDP will go down
➢ Industries will struggle
➢ Jobs will be lost to other countries
➢ Poverty will rise; prosperity will
suffer
➢ Political clout and world domination
will also be in jeopardy as the
world’s best democracy becomes
weak and inconsequential
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8. WHY CERTAIN CITIES AND COUNTRIES ARE NOT
KEEN ON SMART CITIES?
It’s a matter of leadership. Cities, just like businesses,
thrive or struggle based on the leaders that they have.
Good leaders want Smart Cities. Dispirited and
apathetic leaders that just want to be caretakers. It’s the
same difference that one sees in the business world:
Leaders versus Managers. Leaders have visions, passions,
and inspirations. Managers usually only have personal
ambitions and aspirations
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9. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CITY, STATE, OR A
COUNTRY LOSES ITS MOJO?
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/05/how-america-lost-its-
mojo/484655/
https://www.newgeography.com/content/003128-how-california-lost-its-mojo
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-18/gold-coast-lost-mojo-development-
throws-character-into-question/11594642
Once again, it is the same story as it is in the business world. Companies like
Xerox, Kodak, Honda, GM, Motorola, JC Penney, Nieman Marcus and many others
that lost their mojo, also lost their best leaders, their reputation, their brand strength
… and market share (= clients). This happens to cities as well (examples: Detroit,
Buffalo, Bridgeport, Dayton, Cleveland …)
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10. THIS IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO LEAD AND INVENT
A BETTER FUTURE
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Please don’t confuse city growth
due to Urbanization, as real
progress. It is NOT!
Adding millions of people to
the Metroplex does not imply
great leadership. It only
implies that people love the
weather and job opportunities.
But that can change! YES, it can
change, as it happened in NYC,
Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
and many other cities.

11. COULD A THRIVING CITY (LIKE DALLAS) FACE THE
SAME MISFORTUNE AS DETROIT?
Yes, of course. If major businesses move out, if the infrastructure
crumbles, if schooling gets a bad reputation, if illnesses hit, if bad
leaders turn off people (like Mayor Coleman Young did in Detroit),
if an unforeseen disaster hits (like Three Mile Island), if climate
change gets worse, … if other cities are more fun and exciting,
then people will move/exit.
Very few cities have a safe future. Most cities have a roller
coaster ride based on a variety of circumstances. See next slide.
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Very few cities
can maintain
their growth
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13. MAJOR MAGNETS FOR KEY CITIES
NYC – Major entry point for immigrants, Broadway, great architecture, great
monuments, great museums, Wall Street, great location
Chicago – Major gateway to the West, great financial center, great buildings
and parks, great location
Los Angeles – Major entry point for immigrants, Hollywood, great industries,
great location
(Old) Detroit – Center of Manufacturing Industry and the best industry of all
(Automotive), great jobs, great salaries and wages, great location
(Old) Dallas – One of the major centers of the Oil Industry, Dallas Cowboys
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14. MAJOR THREATS
❑ Bad Mayors and City Managers
❑ Bad Taxes And Other Economic Hardships On Citizens
❑ Crime, Terrorism
❑ Bad Weather (hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, drought …)
❑ Pandemics
❑ Competitive Smarter Cities and States (➔ Brain-Drain, skills shortages …)
❑ Loss Of Key Magnets (like the Dallas Cowboys)
❑ Key Resource Shortages (oil, food, minerals, water …)
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15. SAMPLE OF VULNERABLE CITIES IN AMERICA
❑ New Orleans
❑ Miami
❑ Ft. Lauderdale and many other coastal cities in Florida
❑ NYC
❑ Los Angeles
❑ Phoenix
❑ Las Vegas
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https://www.citylab.com/equity/2016/06/which-us-metros-
suffer-the-most-during-a-recession/486263/

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As Climate Changes, Southern
States Will Suffer More Than Others
By BRAD PLUMER and NADJA POPOVICH JUNE 29, 2017
New York Times
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19. WHAT IS THE BEST APPROACH TO MANAGE SMART
CITY INITIATIVES?
The worst approach is to let the CIO, or any other current Department Head
lead the Smart Cities program(s) because most of them have a very narrow
vision and/or suffer from silo mentality. The best approach is anointing a new
Department Head by whatever title. Some cities have chosen the title of Chief
Innovation Officer. Her/his main responsibilities should be:
 Develop and “sell” a robust Vision for the City Of The Future
 Develop the right initiatives and budgets; obtain approvals
 Develop and deploy the right teams for each initiative
 Design, develop, and manage the Smart City (Business + Innovation +
Knowledge) Integrated Ecosystem to support the Smart City initiatives
 Introduce and cultivate a new and stimulating Innovation Culture
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https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/opinions/opinions/it-takes-a-
village-how-to-cultivate-innovation-across-your-smart-city
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https://iiot-world.com/smart-cities/ten-best-practices-for-
building-smart-city-innovation-labs/
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21. KEY POINTS FOR THE CHIEF INNOVATION
OFFICER
❑ Must have truly cross-functional responsibility and clear-cut role and
responsibilities
❑ Must have clear performance measurements and ability to track progress
❑ Must report directly to the City Manager
❑ Must have her/his own department, people, budget, and satellite offices
❑ Must be visible and act as a cheerleader for the city, a magnet for
collecting smart ideas, and a beacon of light for spreading the best ideas
❑ Must behave as an ambassador to the business world and know how to
create PPPs (Public-Private Partnerships)
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22. WILL THE OLD BOX-LOOKING BUILDINGS GO
AWAY?
No! In the past the emphasis was on efficiency and effectiveness. Box-looking
buildings offered the maximum capacity in the available space, which made
condos and apartments affordable to the large masses.
The emphasis now is on a) beauty, style, bravura, and smartness, b) resiliency
and sustainability (which can be best achieved by pyramidal structures, as
they allow the sun to reach the lower floors. Sun rays are essential for
biophilic designs (which encourage indoor vertical farms and gardens).
BTW, box-looking buildings will continue to exist forever.
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25. WILL EVERYONE LOVE/LIKE THE NEW BUILDING
DESIGNS?
No. It is the same as introducing a new type of car. Not everyone
likes them, not everyone buys them, not everyone can afford them,
not everyone appreciates them.
One can see the same phenomenon with hybrid cars, electric cars,
hydrogen-powered cars, and soon to be introduced flying and
autonomous cars … and other types of vehicles.
There will never be a universal solution that pleases
all people.
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26. COULD SMART CITIES FIZZLE OUT?
Yes!
There are many threats that can stop Smart Cities. The first one is
a pandemic, similar to the Convid-19 crisis that we are facing right
now. Overcrowded cities become cesspools and petri dishes for
pandemics.
Second, is that people may get fed up with overpopulation (a.k.a.
Urbanization) and all its associated problems, and start exiting the
cities.
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28. It is paramount for governments all over the world to
understand the implications of all that because they affect the
design of the Smart City and the choices of initiatives
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29. URBANIZATION
RELATED
PROBLEMS
Countries, States and Cities around the world need to solve the problems that we will face in the future!
Plus: Suicides, Chaos, Anarchy, Civil Unrest,
Noise and Air Pollution, Water Shortages, etc.
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And here is the
interesting thing:
Technologies will not
solve most of these
problems. The
answers will be found
in socioeconomic,
sociopolitical, and
medical/healthcare
solutions!
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31. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST
PROBLEM OF THE
4IR?
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32. MOST IMPORTANT REALIZATION
There is a smart way to approach Smart Cities requiring a strong
and viable set of solutions that provide a safe bridge to the
future, … and then there is a dumb approach!
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33. IS PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY INEVITABLE?
Most people believe that it is inevitable because Social Media has opened the
door for 360° communications with everyone, including government officials.
Instant public opinion and continuous feedback are part of Participatory
Democracy. However, the best parts of Participatory Democracy are yet to
be institutionalized. That will come in the next 10 – 20 years from now, when
6G (yes, 6G and even 7G), Quantum Computing, and other key technologies
are introduced in society.
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34. HOW DID SERVANT LEADERSHIP CHANGE?
Like everything else, Servant Leadership has undergone its own transformation.
We will explain more in a future workshop (or Zoom session).
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Maybe tires
are no
longer
needed!
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36. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH OUR CIVILIZATION?
❖ Polluting our planet --- air, oceans, lakes, rivers, farms, cities …
❖ Deforestation and land decertification
❖ Government corruption
❖ Politicizing every issue --- taking extreme and uncompromising positions
❖ A Health Care System that is crippled
❖ An Education System that is not keeping up with the 4th Industrial Revolution; falling
behind other progressive countries
❖ A Penal System that is out of control; Justice System that is lost its integrity
❖ Organized Religion that has lost its ways … and so many more wrong things!
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37. THE COVID-19 CRISIS IS A SIGNIFICANT
EMOTIONAL EVENT
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The Covid-19 and
climate crises are
connected
MAY 22, 2020
And that’s NOT the only
connection!
More crises are
coming!

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Risk Management is NOT enough!
The problem is that most people
don’t know or see the high road!

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1. Toronto
2. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
4. Chicago
5. Pittsburgh
6. Stockholm
7. Boston
8. Zurich
9. Washington, D.C.
10. Atlanta
https://www.architectmagazine.com/t
echnology/which-cities-are-the-most-
resilient-and-the-most-vulnerable_o
https://urbanland.uli.org/sustainability
/investing-resilient-cities/

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