Roll the tape and refresh good ideas for Detroit business
Earlier this year Model D and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business presented IdeaLab, part of a two-day conference called “Revitalization & Business: Focus Detroit.” Beginning today and continuing over the next few months, we bring you video evidence of what came out of this exciting collaboration.
On the first night of the two-day conference, at the College for Creative Studies’ Argonaut Building, community engagement specialist Phil Cooley delivered a keynote address in which he talked about outside the box Detroit inspiration, including the city’s DIY art, music and urban agriculture scenes. Here it is. Get inspired again. Your comments are most welcome.
Phil Cooley – Owner of Slow’s Barbecue from RB Focus Detroit on Vimeo. The video was produced by Ben Friedman.
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