SIGN UP TODAY

Smart Cities Demystified: Award Winning Smart City Pioneer Tells All

Smart Cities Demystified: Richard Godfrey

Last updated on May 31, 2026

Richard Godfrey, Ex Director of a Digital Local Authority.
Winner of The Worlds Smartest City in 2015, AWS’ City on a Cloud competition, 
now MD of SynCity providing help with digital efficiency.

Richard and I discussed: –

The definition of a smart city and how to avoid the hype.
What outcomes do we want when setting up a smart city?
Technology always seems to come first when it should be people first. 

Get Richard here www.syn-city.co.uk

Get More Guidance Like This, 100% Ad-Free.

This is a classic blog from my public archive. If you loved it, MONDAY INFLUENCER insiders get new, curated, ad-free classiccs just like this one delivered to their inbox every single week.

When you join, you unlock:

  • 2x New, Ad-Free Classics from the 500+ episode archive every week.
  • All New Episodes (full, uncut, and ad-free).
  • Exclusive Members-Only Workshops and live Q&A sessions.
  • A library of downloadable audios, templates and cheat sheets.
Join MONDAY INFLUENCER for Full Access

Your Edge. Every Thursday.

One email. No noise. Just the moves that keep you ahead of the machine — from ex-IBM Futurist Nat Schooler.