Richard Florida

Should Mamas Let Their Babies Grow up to Study Writing? Setting the Record Straight on What Writing Students Do, Part 2

Stephanie Vanderslice | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Does the Writing Workshop Still Work?, Maggie Butt, Richard Florida, National Governors Association, The Writing Workshop, Rethinking Creative Writing, Creative Writing Programs, Creative Writing Students, Books News
Stephanie Vanderslice

You'll find students who think the course is an easy "A." This group is usually disappointed; creative writing courses are much more work than they anticipate.

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Education Reform: Why a Bachelor's Degree Still Matters

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Creativity, Higher Education Reform, Critical Thinking, Sir Ken Robinson, College, Michael Bloomberg, Economy, Economic Crisis, Washington DC, Richard Florida, Economic Recovery, Education Reform, Higher Education, Los Angeles, New York City, Universities, Global Economy, Competitiveness, Global Competitiveness, Bachelor's Degree, Education News
Peter Smirniotopoulos

It would be truly unfortunate if twenty years from now we woke up to the realization that U.S. prominence in the world's economy had dropped even farther from where it stood today, because we made the mistake of shortchanging our educational systems.

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Your Start-Up Life: Espresso King Ricardo Illy on La Dolce Vita

Rana Florida | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Ricardo Illy Coffee, Coffee Illy, Illy Ricardo, Ricardo Illy, Rana Florida Entrepreneur, Cofffee Ricardo Illy, Illy Coffee, Ricardo Illy Mayor, Richard Florida, Business News
Rana Florida

Work is pleasurable for me, but business comes first. I like the Aaron Burr quote: "The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure and pleasure my business." With Gruppo illy's product lines of Domori chocolate, illy coffee, Mastrojanni wine, Agrimontana jam and Dammann tea, I'm able to do that.

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The Neighbor Break-Up

Pamela Haag | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Relocation, New Economy, Divorce, Children, Neighborhoods, Mobility, Geographic Mobility, Richard Florida, Neighbors, Childhood, Real Estate, Recession, Neighborly Relations, Culture News
Pamela Haag

I just learned that our neighbors are moving, to another state. In the most tangible, quotidian ways, we've woven a social fabric together, for our children, especially, and now it's partially torn.

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For Colleges, Location Matters

Jeff Selingo | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Richard Florida, Community, Syracuse University, College, Urban Planning, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Economic Development, College News
Jeff Selingo

I'm not sure when a club of some 60 elite universities got the authority to set the research agenda for the country or for individual universities.

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The Shallow of Your Smile

George Heymont | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Catherine Castellanos, San Francisco Fringe Festival, Patrick Alparone, Jean Racine, Keith Burkland, Trish Mulholland, Cindy Im, Neil Koenigsberg, Phedre, Shotgun Players, Richard Florida, Adam Bock, Rose Riordan, Phaedra, Arts News
George Heymont

Trailer trash may seem like the polar opposite of life in a gated community, but once you strip away the material trappings of either lifestyle, what's left are mere mortals.

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Israel's Version of the French Revolution: Liberty, Fraternity, Creativity

Carlo Strenger | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: High Tech Industry, Israeli Protests, Avigdor Lieberman, Richard Florida, Benjamin Netanyahu, Academia, Israel, Liberal-Democracy, Israeli Demonstrations, Creative Class, World News
Carlo Strenger

Israel's creative class has had enough. The nation-wide protest against a political system run by parasites that disenfranchises the productive classes is only gaining momentum.

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Creative Orange County -- Moving Forward!

Susan L. Petrella | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tedx, Arts and Culture, Flickr, Creative Community Showcase, Creative Community, Tedxfullerton, Ted, Richard Florida, Youtube, Creative Compact, Creative Orange County, Creative Economy, Arts News
Susan L. Petrella

It's been several months since my last post. It was about the soon to be TEDxFullerton event, 9.10.10, the first ever TEDx event in Orange County CA....

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Arizona Shooting Means We Have Reached the Limits of the "Normal"

Roberto Lovato | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roberto Lovato

To many of us in the Latino community, the "deranged lone gunmen" on the desert fringe can sometimes bear more than a passing resemblance to the God-fearing, gun-wielding patriot filling our cities and suburbs.

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Dear Gen Y, Never Get a Real Job: Thank You Scott Gerber

Jennifer Edwards | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jennifer Edwards

Fact: there are over 81 million young people unemployed worldwide and youth unemployment stands at over 18% in the US. And, Scott Gerber, entrepreneur...

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Innovation: Leading The Great American Comeback

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University of Toronto, Debt, Gary Shapiro, Bureau of Labor Statistics, The New Republic, Free Trade, H1B Visas, Duke University, Vivek Wadhwa, Council of Economic Advisers, Facebook, Barack Obama, Deficit, USA Today, Innovation Movement, Harvard University, Midterm Elections, Apple, Gallup, Niall Ferguson, Iphone, Richard Florida, Entrepreneurship, Consumer Electronics Association, Silicon Valley, Google, Great Depression, Slidepollajax, Small Business, Small Business America, Business News
Gary Shapiro

If we want a strong economy we need to do something about it. We need to reverse course and try another strategy. I suggest one based on innovation of entrepreneurs, rather than new federal spending on government jobs.

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Creative Orange County

Susan L. Petrella | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arts for LA, Jeffrey Deitch, Tedxfullerton, Richard Florida, Los Angeles Art, Southern California, Orange County, Arts News
Susan L. Petrella

With TEDxFullerton, we begin the conversation about what is means to be a "creative" community. What are the "ideas worth spreading in Orange County" that will achieve this goal?

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Where the Super-Brains Are

The Atlantic | Richard Florida | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last Friday, my list of America's Brainiest Cities ran over at The Daily Beast. Boulder topped the list, which comprised a mix of larger knowledge-int...

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Low Wages and the Metropolitan Middle Class

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Great Recession, Economy, Wages, The Atlantic, Richard Florida, San Francisco, Joel Kotkin, Houston, Renters, Rent Burdened, Income, Rental Housing, Santa Fe, Housing Costs, New York News
John Petro

The Welfare to Work reforms of the 1990's may have shrunk the public assistance rolls, but has not necessarily improved financial stability for low-income households.

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Growth of Low Wage Jobs Puts City Economy on Shaky Ground

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Small Business, Minimum Wage, Wall Street, Mayor Bloomberg, Financial Sector, Financial Reform, US Senate, Richard Florida, San Francisco, The Great Reset, Los Angeles, New York City, Santa Fe, New York News
John Petro

Instead of relying on Wall Street bonuses to trickle down to small businesses, we should be talking about generating wealth from the bottom up.

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The Atlantic March 2009 Issue Gets Four Covers

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Atlantic is no stranger to experimentation of late: it recently unveiled a major redesign, of both its magazine and its website, and in the fall i...

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