“Small by Design”—Just Like Marin: America’s Innovation Showcase

What’s great about living in Marin County? Not only do we have easy access to one of the biggest centers for innovation in the world, but we also get the benfit of a small, community atmosphere.

If you’re a fan of this big city-community dynamic, and you’re a entrepreneur (or if you just want to be), definitely check out this year’s America’s Innovation Showcase, on October 16 at the Folson Street Factory in San Franscisco.

The event aims to facilitate relationships and conversations between professionals, relying on one-on-one interaction. This “community” vibe will be tied together with a series of speakers who will talk about topics relating to innovation and entrepreneurship.

According to AmericasInnovationShowcase.com, the top-billed speakers include:

Bill O’Connor is the founder of the Innovation Genome Project at Autodesk and will explore the nature of real innovation via the lens of Autodesk’s groundbreaking and practical genome toolkit. This project is studying the world’s greatest 1,000 innovations over the past 2.6 millions years, which yielded two powerful techniques: The Seven Essential Innovation Questions (SEIQ) and the Impact/Imagination Innovation Prioritization Matrix. We’ll enjoy Bill’s take as he makes fun of the rest of the innovation field, talks about cavewoman, occasionally curses as the spirit moves him, and generally tries to help everyone make their work more better. 

 Jason Johnson is the CEO and co-founder of August, which is trying to crack the code of the connected home. August will soon launch the Yves Behar-designed August Smart Lock door lock, which allows you to send and manage virtual keys from your smartphone to any other smartphone. As founder and chairman of the Internet of Things Consortium. Jason will give us the back story on where design, technology and innovation intersect. 

 Monique Woodard is an Innovation Fellow with the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation. Monique works on projects at the intersection of technology policy and technology product and will kick-off America’s Innovation Showcase.

Tickets for the event are $35—you can reserve your ticket by clicking here.