Carol L. Stimmel is the founder and CEO of Manifest Mind, a collaborative research and consulting organization, working to ensure that companies and investors have the information they need to make enduring investment decisions in the complex world of sustainability. Stimmel is recognized for her integrity, years of experience, independent spirit, and ability to create expert teams on-demand, which have rapidly made Manifest Mind a trusted source of insight for assessing opportunities in developing human economies, the built environment, and natural ecosystems.

With 25 years of experience in emerging technology markets, including operations, research and analysis, and product design, she is a frequent speaker and co-author of The Manager Pool (2001), author of Big Data Analytics Strategies for the Smart Grid (2014), and Building Smart Cities: Analytics, ICT, and Design Thinking (2015). Currently, she is working on new approaches in the field of sustainable finance and future tech collaboration. Stimmel holds several key technology patents and pending applications with myriad co-inventors, including those related to virtual communication, broadcasting, autonomic computing, and energy benchmarking.

Designing Smart Cities for Human Needs. The Imperative for Smart Cities. Technology, Innovation, and the Problem with People. A New Perspective on Smart Cities. Why Design Thinking? Design Thinking Applied. A Review of Smart City Technologies. Smart City Planning and Management. The Fundamentals of Smart Infrastructure. The Urban Life Force. Data Analytics and the Smart Urban Dweller. Smart City Analytics. Technology, Social Inclusion, and the Wisdom of the Urban Community. Information Security and Privacy. Designing Innovation. Hacking the City. Smart Cities: Problem or Promise?