The question behind
our impact stories
What brought you here?
The Urban Engine team loves this question.
We rarely hear the same answer twice.
After asking hundreds of people how they ended up at Urban Engine we began to realize the dynamic impact our work has on the communities we serve. So, we started to capture the stories of people in our networks and the unique ways our programs and resources have made a difference in their entrepreneurial journey. Thus, The Collective Ambition was born.
The Collective Ambition™ is Urban Engine’s central hub of impact stories. It is our collection of the notable people and ideas that inspire us to spark, fuel and ignite the next generation of visionaries through our community programming. You will find features of founders and their startup stories with a focus on how their professional developments make an impact in their local cities. Experience the waves of transformation these motivational influencers have stormed through their hard work.
Marcia Ensley [Humanoids of Huntsville]
/What does fine art printmaking have in common with computer science? Well, everything, of course. “They’re actually really similar,” says Marcia Ensley, who holds degrees in both.
Read MoreHuntsville shines in 2018 NASA International Space Apps Challenge
/Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Space Apps Huntsville competition, held at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Oct. 19-21! Two of these teams advance to the global competition later this year…
Read MoreCompeting With New App Ideas
/The U.S. Space and Rocket Center is hosting the International Space Apps challenge.
The event is a hackathon where coders, designers, builders, and anyone else can come up with ideas and create apps. Space Apps is bringing people together regardless of their skill level…
Read MoreHUNTSVILLE EPICENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL HACKATHON
/This weekend, Huntsville is ‘Mainstage’ for the 2018 NASA Space Apps Challenge. Called Huntsville’s biggest hackathon of the year, the Rocket City is the epicenter of an international effort…
Read MoreSpace Apps challenge launches in the Rocket City
/"I love watching team members communicate with each other about their ideas. There's that moment when someone actually latches on to an idea you're trying to communicate and understands where you're going with it, that is truly wonderful," said Sarah Hemmings, the Earth Science Policy Analyst from Global Space Apps Organization Team.
Read MoreNASA's 2018 International Space Apps Challenge Returns to Huntsville
/"Space Apps is a great opportunity for NASA Marshall to engage with our local community and we are thrilled Huntsville was chosen as the Mainstage for the event," said Paul McConnaughey, associate director, technical, of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, and the keynote speaker for the event on Friday, Oct. 19…
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