“Hacking Gentrification: Design Thinking and the Future of the African American Community In Seattle and Beyond” presented at Ignite Seattle 2.18.2015 by K. Wyking Garrett

1. #HackGentrificaton @AfricatownSea

2. Manuel Lopes

3. William Grose

5. Creators
Makers
Innovators

6. Liberty Bank

8. Photo Credit: Seattle Times

10. “Among the 50 largest U.S. cities, Seattle
now has the ninth lowest income for
black households.”
-Seattle Times 11-14-2014

13. ©Photo Credit: Seattle Times
New Migrations
New Flavors

14. ©Photo Credit: Seattle Times
Capturing
Value

16. Startup
Ecosystem

17. Imhotep

18. University
of
Timbuktu

22. $210 Million
for Youth Jail

23. Why not here?
Why not now?
Why not us?
#HackGentrification
@AfricatownSea