John sits down with James Cox the CPO for Canoo, to talk about autonomy and electric vehicles. Canoo's value proposition is based around a subscription-based, modular, electric "skateboard" platform which offers innovators a palette of versatile mobility options for both people and cargo.

John Gauntt sits down for a fascinating conversation with Devin Liddell, the Principal Futurist for Seattle design powerhouse Teague (Nike, Intel, Boeing) for a talk about the design future of transportation & mobility in the age of big data and AI.

John Gauntt takes on Edge Computing in an Augmented City Primer! What is Edge Computing? Where does it fit in the current technological landscape? What exactly is it going to do for you and your company?

How do we design a passenger experience that's actually superior to driving? It won't be easy. Industry and society have spent a solid a century convincing people that personal car ownership and driving combined individual freedom with supporting the economy. Now, huge numbers of people need to change their habits 180 degrees for a more sustainable planet. That's a storytelling challenge at the end of the day. So we'd better get to understanding cars in a brand new way if we're going to create the narratives that truly move the needle.

The Augmented City is excited to announce our first major product release, Design Fiction as a deep dive learning platform! We're detailing the our philosophy, approach and it's upcoming debut.

In the third part of our AI series Kill, Save or Enslave, John Gauntt tackles the idea of creativity and AI. Can AI be creative? Can you separate the artist from the tool? To find out we look at music, art, and the basis of human creativity.

John Gauntt sits down with Hanson Hosein the Director of Communication Leadership Graduate Program at the University of Washington, and Matt Ashworth the Senior Vice President of WE Communications to talk the future of technology, storytelling and communications.

We sat down with the CEO & President of Verizon's Smart Communities effort to talk networks, using public/private partnerships to create the most inclusive experiences possible, and how the future of digital communities will be built.

The new realities of autonomous, connected, shared and electric mobility (A.C.E.S.) demand new thinking about how we build and design the spaces we need to be and the places we need to traverse. Rachel Zack of Remix is on the cutting edge of how urban designers are approaching the new era!

One of our favorite interviews from SXSW was Erin Reilly, the Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Moody College of Communication at UT Austin. We got to sit down and talk about the next generation of innovators she's helping bring into the ecosystem. From the skills they have and are developing to the considerations and advances they'll have to integrate into their efforts, it's a great conversation about what's next!