Monday, January 27, 2003
Richard Florida has been relentlessly promoting his concept of the Creative Class.
Last week, at the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Florida announced that a national summit on the creative class will convene in Memphis on May 1-2. Why Memphis? Because, it seems, the city has embraced his ideas.
In contrast, in Pittsburgh, his adopted home town, Florida is having difficulty getting support for a research institute he wants to establish. Read more.
I admit I'm skeptical of Florida's merchandising. I find little in Florida's work that has not already been said by Jane Jacobs (who taught us about the economy of cities 30+ years ago) and Peter Drucker (who taught us about "knowledge workers" 15+ years ago).
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Promoting the Creative Class...
