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How Short-Lived, Slow-Moving Companies Can Become More Like Fast, Creative Cities

BY Matthew BattlesThu Jul 28, 2011

Cities get faster and more productive as they get bigger and last forever. Companies get slower and more boring, and then they go out of business. Can companies change that model?READ»

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Infographic Of The Day: The States Where Hate Groups Thrive

BY Cliff KuangThu May 19, 2011

Today's infographic isn't going to win any beauty contests, but it hits like a punch in the face. Using the Southern Poverty Law Center's voluminous database of hate groups, Zara Matheson of the Martin Prosperity Institute simply ... READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Leadership Hall of Fame: Richard Florida, Author of "The Rise of the Creative Class"

BY Kevin OhannessianThu Mar 24, 2011

We continue our examination of the business book "The Rise of the Creative Class," which helped people understand the identity of their cities, with an interview of author Richard Florida. How did the book come about and where is the creative class congregating today?READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Values of the Creative Class

BY Richard FloridaTue Mar 22, 2011

With today's workplace dominated by creative workers, it has become important to know what qualities they admire. Are organizations embracing these values? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from "The Rise of the Creative Class" (2003) by Richard Florida.READ»

NEVER GET A REAL JOB | Comment

Move Over Creative Class, the Collaborative Class Is Here

BY Shawn GrahamMon Jan 10, 2011

6 short years ago, Richard Florida made waves with his national best seller "The Rise of the Creative Class" which examined the growing role creativity was playing in our society. 6 short years later, creativity has become almost commonplace taking a back seat to a movement towards a "Collaborative Class."READ»

BRAD FELD | Comment

Attracting Smart People to Your Community Accelerates Entrepreneurship

BY Brad FeldMon Aug 30, 2010

Entrepreneurial communities grow up around smart people. Whenever someone in government asks me what they can do to accelerate entrepreneurship, I always tell them to put as much money and energy as they can into education. If you build a broad base of smart, inquisitive, curious people that are long term members of your community, you'll be delighted with the results.READ»

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David Harvey's Urban Manifesto: Down With Suburbia; Down With Bloomberg's New York

BY Greg LindsayWed Jul 21, 2010

"New York? The whole damn place has been turned into a suburb," sneered David Harvey, startling a roomful of New Yorkers who prided themselves on the same things he derided: the makeover of the city's parks; the new network of bike ...READ»

AEROTROPOLIS | Comment

Richard Florida's Creative Destruction, Spatial Fix and The Great Reset

BY Greg LindsayWed May 5, 2010

What doesn’t kill cities during this crisis will make them stronger. This is Richard Florida’s diagnosis in The Great Reset, which picks up where his last foray into pop economic geography, Who’s Your City? left off. READ»

DUFFY POINT OF VIEW | Comment

How to Design Like You Give a Damn in 5 Easy Steps

BY Joe DuffyWed Apr 28, 2010

Joe Duffy has five rules for designing and doing good.READ»

MICHAEL CANNELL | Comment

Suburbia R.I.P.

BY Michael CannellTue Mar 10, 2009

Does the downturn spell the beginning of the end for suburbia? Some experts say yesterday's cul-de-sac is tomorrow's ghost town.READ»