An in depth interview with Richard Florida on the creative class and a most interesting palm reading.
adminNovember 18, 2009
An interview with Richard Florida who believes attracting talented people is the driving force behind successful cities.
adminAugust 26, 2009
Richard Florida, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute and author of The Rise of the Creative Class (among other books) is the leading guru of the creative economy. Here’s his recipe for baking a successful creative age economy.
adminAugust 20, 2009
This article takes at look at Richard Florida’s recently published research on America’s music scenes.
adminAugust 3, 2009
Richard Florida discusses the rise of “means metros” in an article on McKinsey & Co.’s blog. These are the urban areas that in recent decades have gathered a disproportionate share of America’s most talented workers. Seattle is among this elite few.
adminJuly 20, 2009
Richard Florida says creative workers constitute 30 percent of the American work force and earn 50 percent of the salaries.
He offers advice for working with your creative staff.
adminJune 26, 2009
Richard Florida gave voice to a movement to revitalize cities by attracting and nurturing the “creative class” . There is no shortage of evidence of the power of the creative class to transform post-industrial cities, but how music, along with the companies that follow and feed it, contribute to the Creative Class is just beginning to get special attention.
adminJune 3, 2009
The City of Roanoke engaged in a year-long Creative Communities Leadership project that gives emerging leaders the tools they need to generate greater economic prosperity in their region.
adminJune 3, 2009