October 8, 2019 5:06pm
View the Top Takeaways from #GLIDESF presented by Stoll Keenon Ogden

Above: Top Takeaways from GLIDE 2019 presented by Stoll Keenon Ogden
TECH
Increase Density & Connection
- Create more opportunities for BigCo engagement with tech innovation, mentorships
- Secure more direct flights to West Coast
- Create an innovation district offering business, talent,
& lifestyle amenities
This was also a theme that we noticed on our Innovation Tour: Indy in August. Innovation Districts are places where people come together across boundaries of public and private because they want to work together for a common reason such as project collaboration, ecosystem collaboration or talent retention collaboration.
Speed of Education
- Modernize curriculum
- Develop quick retraining options and certifications
- Retain more local college grads through internships
and business engagement - Teach use of emerging tech platforms in schools
As we learned on Innovation Tour: Indy, it is important to have a good long game. Indianapolis has adopted a policy of Engage, Explore and Experience to nurture grades k-12 and established a more tailored experience for students, focusing on both the technical skills and workforce readiness skills needed for success.
“1099s Have Souls”
- Promote co-working spaces
- Create a “school” for training people in gig work
- Elevate alternative benefit and compensation options
Art & Innovation
- More public spaces for people to “create and make”
- Utilize the Arts to inspire innovation
Just like we learned with Innovation Tour: Indy, GLIDE emphasized that creating a tech ecosystem is difficult work. It requires inclusive, innovative growth strategies, deliberate focus when building the ecosystem and both a long and short game for talent attraction and retention strategies.
TOURISM
Get Dirty in the Vineyard
- Utilize technology to streamline the visitor
experience - Build boutique hotels and spaces
- Consolidate and build consensus for the community brand
- Package the traveler experience to include culinary and unique Louisville scenes
Sustainability
- Support family friendly farming
- Become a KIND Traveler destination
- Promote Uber/Lyft deals for safe driving
- Weave more stories into ads and community brand
REGIONALISM
Live in Lou
- Rebrand “workforce housing”
- Streamline relocation experience
- Explore multi-city regionalism for business attraction
- Increase rental and housing stock