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HKS and the LINE team designed the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to reflect the culture, climate and context of its city — drawing inspiration from ice formations on nearby St. Anthony’s Falls and Scandinavian design such as Viking longboats. [Image: HKS]

Building With Data: How HKS’ LINE Innovation Team Drives Change Using Algorithms, Creativity, Nature

by | Oct 30, 2018
Dallas-based HKS' LINE — short for "Laboratory for INtense Exploration" — is a collection of researchers, designers, and architects who solve design puzzles and test theories that lead to real world solutions.
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Food+Drink:
Dallas To Host National Restaurant Innovation Summit
by | Oct 29, 2018
Robots. Gamification. UX. CX. Blockchain in the kitchen. Tech trends of all kinds are on the radar for the National Restaurant Association's first summit in Dallas.
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The Groove Jones team worked with the Dallas Mavericks CMO, Jerome Elenez on the development for the season opener.  The Mavs are the first team to “do something this big” with augmented reality, Elenez said in a Groove Jones blog post.
ICYMI: What’s New in Augmented Reality, Social Impact Making Headlines, Women in Tech, and What We’re Reading
by | Oct 27, 2018
From awards and accolades (Locavore, Health Wildcatters) to our weekly Top 10 (a tour of Facebook's Fort Worth data center) to our favorite read (ShangriLlama), here's your briefing on innovation, ideas, and impact in North Texas.
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Take a (Photo) Tour of The World’s Largest Digital Festival Coming to Dallas, DreamHack
by | Oct 26, 2018
From Sweden to France to Atlanta, DreamHack has held events across the world. Travel around the globe with DreamHack to get a look at what to expect for Dallas in 2019.
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Fort Worth’s First Zero-Waste Salon Will be Featured in ArtsGoggle

by | Oct 19, 2018
Seven models will strut an eco-inspired catwalk, each representing different types of waste being tossed in salons each day. Models will be decorated from head to toe in full recyclables, from paper to plastic.
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Tessa Hoskin: Mentor, Author, and Alpha Female Gives a Real-World Perspective
by | Oct 15, 2018
A mentor in a wide variety of industries and disciplines, Tessa Hoskin uses her educational and business experiences to help startup founders. She's even found time to be a published author.
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ICYMI Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas Innovates
ICYMI: AT&T Starts Streaming, Mavs Hire Breaks New Ground, TREC Gets $900K, and DFW Tops Rankings
by | Oct 13, 2018
From startups making headlines (Hypergiant) to our weekly Top 10 (The Green Future), here's your briefing on the innovation, ideas, and impact driving business and culture in North Texas.
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A Year in the Making, Dallas’ New Cultural Plan Seeks Equitable Arts Funding
by | Oct 12, 2018
The Office of Cultural Affairs's proposal to spread the arts across all social, economics, and geographic area of Dallas will be presented to City Council this month.
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Jennifer Scripps: ‘I Want To See The City Of Dallas Embrace Art In A Different Way.’

by | Oct 12, 2018
"We certainly can, and will," says the director of the Office of Cultural Affairs about forging a new future for the arts in Dallas.
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Dallas VideoFest’s Docufest Running Through the Weekend
by | Oct 11, 2018
Don't miss out: Dozens of documentaries will be hitting Dallas this weekend.
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Ticket Subscription Service INWEGO Launches in DFW
by | Oct 11, 2018
For $39 a month, the mobile app gives you instant access to unlimited local events. Dallas—with its numerous music venues, killer sports teams, and abundant food festivals—was the next logical launch.
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Dallas Innovators: Bonnie Pitman Does Something New Every Day
by | Oct 10, 2018
She's an art historian, scholar, and director at the Center for BrainHealth. But, perhaps her most innovative work is the creation of Do Something New—a daily practice that makes even the most ordinary of days, extraordinary.
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Innovative Spaces: Take a (Photo) Tour of Dallas’ First Hostel in Deep Ellum

by | Oct 9, 2018
As hostel veterans Collin Ballard and Kent Roth looked at doing their next city, Dallas was the logical step. And Deep Ellum is "blowing up," they say, making it the perfect home for the boutique hostel concept.
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UNT Entrepreneurship Center Partners with New Angel Investment Group
by | Oct 9, 2018
The Denton Angel Investment Group—founded by successful corporate executives and entrepreneurs—was created to support local early-stage ventures.
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TXMPA Impact Awards To Honor Dallas Film, TV Productions
by | Oct 9, 2018
Some of the biggest names in Texas entertainment will be recognized this Saturday at the third annual TXMPA Impact Awards event.
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How Tech Firm PRG Spotlights Megastars and Won an Emmy
(Hint: It’s an Art and a Science.)
by | Oct 8, 2018
Production Resource Group—a global tech provider with R&D operations here in Dallas—is one of five to be recognized at this year's Engineering Emmy Awards.
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