It’s well known that New Orleans is a centre for social innovation and entrepreneurship in the US.
A new conference in the city called Second Line celebrates this New Economy concept by highlighting success stories of disruptive innovation, value creation, and sustainable social impact. Some of the world’s leading innovators will demonstrate how design, experience, strategy and technology can be applied to create new markets, exponential growth and sustainable social impacts.
Most recently, New Orleans had to address the social needs of its people due to the devastating Hurricane Katrina. In the wake of that storm, the city was swamped with the generosity of volunteers whose presence inspired locals to take control of their community and develop new social ventures to address local needs. Also, due to the loss of the oil industry over the past 20 years the city has had to reinvent itself, and many citizens have welcomed this change because it has required the city to create a more diverse economy.
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