Hi! I am Nick Grossman - urbanist, technologist and neighborhood handyman. I'm interested in the intersection of cities and the Internet. At work, I'm Managing Director of Civic Commons and Open Cities Evangelist at OpenPlans. I live in Boston and have an amazing wife and two great kids. This is my Big Boy Blog. More about me, me, me →

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Interview on the Engadget Show is live

A few months ago, I did a short interview for the Engadget Show on the state of real-time bus information here in NYC.  The interview was for a video segment which led into a live interview with the reporter I worked with, Rick Karr.  The whole episode is now available online.  Before our section is [...]

Crowdsourcing my schedule

I had a great crowdsourcing experience yesterday. Here at TOPP Labs, we’re doing a 6-month check-in on our annual employee reviews.  What that means for me is a 30-minute interview with each of the folks on my team (about 20 in total), where we look back on the past six months to see how we’re [...]