The city finds ways to do things cheaply, simply and quickly. He finds people who find ways to get things done, and has brainstorming sessions' They cannot afford research or consultants, so they find something that works and implement it as soon as possible. Lerner says you cannot leave problems to experts. He finds people who find ways to get things done, and has brainstorming sessions. The mayor believes that at work you have to have fun, laughter and the creative things that make people happy.
Designers come from other cities for the workshops.
One group designed a mobile tent factory so that children could create toys from recycled items. Americans live in cocoons, watching TV programmes designed to fill them with fear of their neighbours. Often they have no idea who their neighbours are. Thomas O'Brien notes that the worldwide breakdown of community leads directly to addiction. Mother Theresa noted that the major deficit in the first world is love and attention from friends and family.