CEOs: City lovers tweet Cincinnati takeaways

They hailed from Detroit, Michigan, and Incheon, South Korea. From San Francisco and Washington, DC. From New York and Miami.

Attendees at the CEOs for Cities regional conference in Cincinnati last week saw the city at its sunniest, the Banks at its best yet and its neighborhoods as prime examples of urban renewal.

In all, 285 city lovers came to the conference where topics ranged from how to operate a city like a startup to how to spur change through collective impact, or large-scale, coordinated collaboration.

And, in true 21st century fashion, they tweeted. Scroll down to see a collection of attendee musings below, or search Twitter for #CEOsforCities and #startupcity.

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." #ceosforcities

— Paul Baechtold (@Paul_Baechtold) May 18, 2012


 

All this talk on talent at #startupcity makes me wonder - who is nurturing the next generation of urban leaders?Looking at #CeosforCities

— Design Trust(@designtrustnyc) May 18, 2012

Cities should focus on what's right. Strategy is about difference. #startupcity #CEOsforcities

— tracycerto (@tracycerto) May 18, 2012

Leaders are the key drivers of city progress when public, private, non-profits connect #citystartup #CEOsforCities

— Steve Sauls (@FIUgov) May 18, 2012

I had an awesome time tour-guiding visiting CEOs through the wonder that is Northside. I think they enjoyed it too. #ceosforcities

— Mister GeekJames(@geekjames) May 17, 2012

#startupcity #ceosforcitiesOn a tour of Northside @ Take the cake@ Take the Cake instagr.am/p/Kvc0jSvK2C/

— Julia Taylor (@JHTaylor) May 17, 2012

Artists know how to innovate in times of constraint. Cities can learn from them. #CEOsforCities #startupcity #Cincinnati

— elissayancey (@elissayancey) May 17, 2012

The most important thing cities can do is focus on talent, provide new ways to connect innovators-Steve Case at #CEOsforCities event

— Dan Monk (@BizCourierMonk) May 17, 2012

MT @elissayancey: @JeanCase: be fearless. Start w big, audacious goals. Take risks. Experiment. Embrace failure. #CEOsforCities #Cincinnati

— Allie Burns (@allieb37) May 17, 2012

Live visualization during #ceosforcitiesinstagr.am/p/Ku9GbiFUXR/

— Laura Baverman (@laurabaverman) May 17, 2012

Ingredients for a successful startup are remarkably similar to a successful city. techcrunch#CEOsforcities #startupcity

— tracycerto (@tracycerto) May 17, 2012