In Japan, there are many academics that point to the lack of further economic frontiers, and how advanced economies are no longer able to grow the real economy. Japan’s Liberty Magazine interviews Richard Florida on his views of the econonomic impact of creativity, the “creative class”, and what kind of education is needed to harness the power of creativity.
The Globe and Mail has asked prominent urbanists, architects and scholars to tell us what things Canada’s mayors should be considering: the tools, policies and ideals that will build the city of the 21st century.
To explore what paths cities should forge in their 21st-century endeavors, The Brooklyn Quarterly‘s staffers and editors polled prominent experts on urban renewal, whose backgrounds range from public office to journalism to academia. We asked them: what one thing can change cities for the better in one generation? Their responses may foretell the future for many American cities.
Rana Florida believes that world peace can be achieved through two simple things; education and opportunity.
So much energy and space goes to waste after quitting time. 10 unconventional ideas for putting your office’s off hours to use.