On March 8, Mansfield sent 15 people of all backgrounds to South by Southwest (SXSW), an annual conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that takes place in Austin, Texas. Their goal was to absorb as much information as humanly possible and eventually formulate a plan to better the city of Mansfield.

Upon their return, we asked them three questions: What's one thing you learned at SXSW that could be a short-term goal for Mansfield (7:04), what's one thing you learned that could be a long-term goal (25:01), and what did you personally take away from the experience (44:58)?

Click here to read the blogs from the SXSW team.

Here are all the members of the SXSW team, in the order you'll hear them speak:

Jay Allred

Allie Watson

Aurelio Diaz

Benjamin Davis

Bob Bianchi

Cameron Haring

Chelsie Thompson

Damien Beauford

Jennifer Kime

Jodie Perry

Jotika Shetty

Leona Smith

Matthew Stanfield

Nikki Lewis

Maura Teynor