What if we could point to any city and instantly surface its most pressing challenges? That is the challenge we put to some very talented University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) students.
Join us for an engaging and interactive event designed for entrepreneurs and aspiring changemakers committed to improving quality of life in Detroit and other urban communities.
We need to have a difficult conversation about the word “good.” Somewhere along the way, between the rise of the robber barons…
We are proud to share that UEI U-M Research Associate Felipรฉ Furtado, MD, will begin work as an associate at McKinsey Consulting…
Lisa Prasad, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Henry Ford Health, has joined the UEI Board of Directors as of December 1, 2025. At Henry Ford, Lisa has been responsible for driving an enterprise-wide innovation and commercialization strategies.
UEI is seeking problem statements and business pitches from urban innovators and entrepreneurs. Our aim is to facilitate more business activity that improves the quality of life in urban communities.
UEI is developing a “problem miner” that uses data analytic techniques to determine the key problems people are experiencing in a given community. This tool may help urban innovators identify problems that lead to new business opportunities.
UEI is launching a “Problems & Pitches” campaign alongside the University of Michigan’s 10,000 Pitches competition. Winners receive cash and recognition. Our aim is to facilitate more business activity that improves the quality of life in urban communities.
Sometimes it can be hard to see through the haze of hype, to read between the lines and understand just what an organization does.
Bangkok, Thailand is an amazing city, but much of the on-the-street communications infrastructure I saw looked like an absolute mess. Opportunity?
New UEI team member Anshiqa Agrawal is already hard at work helping to build out the Urban Innovator Platform and bring on new users. Her education and work experience position Anshiqa uniquely for her UEI role.
Onsite visit and interview with Brinda Devine, founder of Kornr Store, a concept she hopes to replicate in many other places.