Several cities have worked towards Becoming a compassionate city (http://dalailamacenter.org/blog-post/do-you-want-your-city-become-city-compassion ) and developing innovation centers to tech, medical, and other small startups. Your idea might be one to strengthen their efforts by acknowledging the drive but fostering a more active partnership, a working learner-centric model that maximizes the communication and educational opportunities cities provide. Now how do we get that conversation started? Got me thinking.....