The term “smart city” may have you imagining The Jetsons’ flying cars and Skypad apartments, but Director of Innovation and Technology at the City of Sioux Falls, Mike Grigsby, joins the show to talk about why technology *isn’t* part of his definition of a smart city.

He explains why cities need someone internally to champion innovation, why data is a major pillar of a connected community, and how smart city technologies impact everyone, either directly or indirectly.

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Mike Grigsby on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikegrigsby/ 

City of Sioux Falls Innovation and Technology Department | https://www.siouxfalls.org/innov-tech

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