Webinar Recap — Unlocking Efficiency for City Growth with Ordinal

We recently hosted a webinar featuring a brief product demo of Ordinal, our AI assistant, and an insightful interview with Rick Barry, an experienced planner from Arkansas, who shared his perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in the field.

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Product Demo: Ordinal in Action

The webinar kicked off with a live product demo showcasing Ordinal's core capabilities. The host, Michael, asked Ordinal various example questions, while attendees watched firsthand how this innovative AI tool helps to empower city planners and government officials to:

• Automate tedious tasks: Ordinal eliminates the need to manually research municipal ordinances and planning documentation, freeing up valuable time for strategic planning and community engagement.
• Improve teamwork: Ordinal facilitates communication and collaboration amongst government workers, allowing everyone equitable access to important data, while eliminating knowledge silos that stifle the sharing of information.
• Communicate more effectively: Ordinal allows teams to summarize dense municipal code so that it's more accessible, while also providing translation tools that make it easier to answer folks in their language of choice.

Expert Perspective: Rick Barry's Insights

Following the demo, Rick Barry joined the webinar to share his experiences as a planner and discuss how Ordinal can address the pain points he encountered throughout his career. Rick emphasized the importance of:

• Reducing stress: Ordinal's automation and efficiency features alleviate the burden of overwhelming workloads, allowing planners to focus on more creative and rewarding planning work.
• Providing equitable access to info: By giving teams the ability to easily search through all of their documentation, Ordinal empowers everyone within the planning department to answer questions confidently.
• Eliminating bottlenecks and annoyances: Similarly, because Ordinal opens the playing field, that means less time spent bugging senior planners or those with institutional knowledge for answers.

Audience Q&A: Addressing Key Questions

The webinar concluded with an engaging Q&A session, where attendees had the opportunity to ask questions live and gain further insights into Ordinal's capabilities and potential applications. Michael and Rick traded off answering questions such as the following:

• "What would you say to people who have tried ChatGPT and are afraid of what potentially incorrect things AI might respond with?"
• "Based upon your experience, who do you think benefits most from Ordinal — smaller towns or cities or larger cities — and why?"
• "You've mentioned phrases like efficiency, transparency, and equitable access to government. What keeps drawing you back to those phrases?"

Watch the Webinar Recording and Learn More

If you missed the live webinar, you can watch the embedded recording above. We hope you'll take the time to learn more about how Ordinal can help your community unlock efficiency and achieve its growth goals!

Stay Connected and Spread the Word

We invite you to connect with us on LinkedIn and share Ordinal with your friends and colleagues in local government. Together, we can revolutionize city planning and create thriving communities across the country!

Of course, we're always happy to meet, walk you through a demo, and answers any questions you have — let us know if you're interested!

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