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Essays from our Present Value blog, news from the firm, and our analysts in the press.
Addressing Systemic Inequalities to Foster Equitable Growth
The racial wealth gap persists in our representative eleven counties and three states. This disparity is a product of discrimination and deliberate…
Education is Still the Key to Developing an Equitable Growth Strategy
The COVID pandemic and the social justice movement, two major disruptors of 2020, were intertwined. The inequities that existed before 2020 were…
Prioritizing STEM-based Competitiveness for Equitable Growth
An equitable growth strategy, particularly in high density, multi-ethnic communities, requires three commitments: Terraform while doing no harm; adopt culturally responsive economic strategies,…
Expert Views: Developing an Equitable Growth Strategy for Cities
Throughout the pandemic, cities have lived on the razor’s edge. As we enter a new phase of living with COVID, the moment…
A Follow-up Love Letter to Cities
We are two years and counting into a pandemic that has upended the entire world, from public health systems and global supply…
Using Public Libraries as a Framework for Smart Cities
For us to design cities of the future, it is important for us not to forget the institutions that helped us get…
Retail, Data & Disruption
Becoming Trader Joe, by the firm’s founder Joe Coulombe, is one of the better books I have read in recent years. It…
Sustainability is the Greatest Challenge of All Time And Here is Why
In 2022, I will be celebrating my 25th year as a sustainability leader, speaker, advocate, educator, author, and designer. Despite all the…
The Future of Cities Requires Refining What it Means to be a Smart City
Over the past five years, Econsult Solutions, through its former joint venture, completed cutting edge research on smart cities around the world,…
The Future of Cities is Accessible Quality of Place
Technological disruption, public health scares, and pushback against systemic disparities have all elevated the importance of and demand for quality places in…
The Future of Cities is Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Cities have always competed as places of human expression, cultural exchange, and commerce. An important way that future cities will compete is…
2022 Strategic Agenda
At ESI, we pride ourselves in being the go-to consulting firm for a wide range of industries, clients, and situations where the…
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