Friday, March 16, 2007
My brother, Hunter, and I sit down with Meet the Bloggers, a new audio publication in Cleveland to talk about Mumbai, the challenge of implementing strategy, and the future of cities and regions in a flat world.
Hunter and I traveled to Mumbai to provide some insights on economic transformations to business and government leaders in Mumbai, as they embark on a transformation of Mumbai into a world class city.
Hunter was the city planner in Cleveland for 20 years. He now teaches at Harvard and runs a center for urban and regional studies at Youngstown State. He's deeply involved with Youngstown 2010, an effort to revitalize that old steel town.
You can listen to our discussion from this page.
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Debriefing on the Mumbai trip
