Martin Prosperity Institute News & Events http://www.martinprosperity.orghttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.martinprosperity.org%2Fnews-and-events-rss%3F Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:42:47 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-us Innovative Sweden at MaRS http://www.marsdd.com/events/details/innovative-sweden/ http://www.marsdd.com/events/details/innovative-sweden/ Throughout its three-week run, Innovative Sweden will highlight groundbreaking products from promising Swedish startups in the fields of IT and Communications, Clean Technology, Gaming and Life Sciences. The event also features an extensive program of seminars, discussion panels, keynotes and business exchanges—the ideal forum for entrepreneurs, business advisors, students, researchers and innovation experts to connect, learn and share knowledge.

H3. A series of events are taking place beginning January 23rd until February 10th.

For more information on the events and to register to attend, visit the MaRS Discovery District Events site.

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The Obsolete Jobs Club http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-obsolete-jobs-club-02012012.html http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-obsolete-jobs-club-02012012.html Bloomberg Businessweek
“How people cope with disruptive change in the job market is often a factor of age, skills, or even location. Kevin Stolarick, research director at the Rotman School’s Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, notes that port cities like Boston, San Francisco, and Singapore are often hubs of innovation because they get a constant flow of immigrants and the new ideas they bring with them.’

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 RICHARD FLORIDA: It's Up To The Cities To Bring America Back http://www.businessinsider.com/richard-florida-its-up-to-the-cities-to-bring-america-back-2012-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/richard-florida-its-up-to-the-cities-to-bring-america-back-2012-2 Business Insider
“Some will make the case for renewable energy, or science and technology, or even fresh water, but I take a longer view. Our most important resource is us – or to be more precise, the creative potential that is in every human being.”

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Is the key to Las Vegas’ future bohemianism? http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2012/feb/01/richard-florida-says-embrace-creativity-vegas-need/ http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2012/feb/01/richard-florida-says-embrace-creativity-vegas-need/ Las Vegas Weekly
“Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class and intellectual entrepreneur extraordinaire, argues that if cities are to be prosperous, they must embrace the “three Ts”: talent, technology and tolerance. This isn’t a groundbreaking argument, but he adds a seductive twist: To capture these three Ts, we must also embrace bohemianism.”

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 UT Cities Centre: Innovative Methods in Community Development - January 25, 5:30p http://www.citiescentre.utoronto.ca/about/Events/CDCP25jan12.htm http://www.citiescentre.utoronto.ca/about/Events/CDCP25jan12.htm All are welcome to attend a public seminar sponsored by Cities Centre’s Community Development Collaborative Program.

No registration or RSVP is required.

How can technology, social media, dance all be used to engage and empower youths across Canada? Unity Charity, in partnership with Blue Print for Life, is creating a new program that uses electronic, phone and physical ex-changes with youths to make positive community impact. This program connects young people from hip hop clubs in Toronto to the Arctic dance scenes in Nunavut/Nunavik. Michael Prosserman will share insights about this innovative project.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 5:30 p.m.
Physical Geography Building, 45 St. George Street, Room 101

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Enter the Dragon: Here Comes China's Creative Class http://bigthink.com/ideas/42101 http://bigthink.com/ideas/42101 bigthink.com
“The Year of the Dragon – traditionally the year of big, innovative ideas and breakthrough projects – might just be the year that China’s creative class enters the global spotlight.”

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Expanding Canada's Frontiers Symposium - Space 2.0: What's Next? http://asx2012symposiumvip.eventbrite.com/?ref=enivtefor&invite=MTYwOTEzMy9LZXZpbi5TdG9sYXJpY2tAcm90bWFuLnV0b3JvbnRvLmNhLzE%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformal&utm_term=e http://asx2012symposiumvip.eventbrite.com/?ref=enivtefor&invite=MTYwOTEzMy9LZXZpbi5TdG9sYXJpY2tAcm90bWFuLnV0b3JvbnRvLmNhLzE%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformal&utm_term=e ASX’s 9th Annual ‘Expanding Canada’s Frontiers’ Symposium “Space 2.0: What’s Next?”

January 20th, 2012
7-10pm

Convocation Hall
31 King’s College Circle
Toronto, Ontario

Featuring:

  • Dr. Marc Millis, NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics
  • Dr. Nicole Buckley, CSA Chief Scientist of the ISS and Life Sciences
  • Mr. Thomas A. Olson, Founding Member, Exodus Consulting Group

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The Atlantic: San Jose edges Santa Cruz for nation's healthiest metro title http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_19682721 http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_19682721 Santa Cruz Sentinel
“The Atlantic rates Santa Cruz County as the second most healthy metropolitan area in the nation.
If Santa Cruz had a smaller percentage of smokers, Santa Cruz could have beaten San Jose for the No. 1 spot. The rankings were calculated by Richard Florida, The Atlantic columnist and director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, based on the level of smoking and obesity in 315 regions using data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A tale of two Israeli cities http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/05/2575452/a-tale-of-two-israeli-cities.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/05/2575452/a-tale-of-two-israeli-cities.html Miami Herald
“Last week, Israelis had one more reason to be proud of themselves — one of their cities was singled out for a rare honor. The Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail selected the “most creative cities” of the world. Leaning on the Global Creativity Index, devised at the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the newspaper looked at the three T’s (technology, talent and tolerance) which have made cities shine.”

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Coastal California rates high nationwide in healthy lifestyles http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/01/coastal-california-rates-high-nationwide-in-healthy-lifestyles-the-atlantic-magazine.html http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/01/coastal-california-rates-high-nationwide-in-healthy-lifestyles-the-atlantic-magazine.html The Sacramento Bee
“California’s economy may be suffering and the state budget may be in disarray, but when it comes to healthy lifestyles, Californians — or at least coastal Californians — are leading the nation, according to The Atlantic magazine.”

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 'Vibrant' growth needed to cut into jobless rate: experts http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120102/ontario-employment-2012-120102/20120102/?hub=TorontoNewHome http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120102/ontario-employment-2012-120102/20120102/?hub=TorontoNewHome CTV
“The 580,000 Ontarians still looking for work as 2011 drew to a close might have a tough time — particularly if they’re seeking jobs in the manufacturing sector.”

]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The world's most creative cities http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/the-worlds-most-creative-cities/article2286363/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/the-worlds-most-creative-cities/article2286363/ The Globe and Mail
“Innovation can happen anywhere. It shouldn’t be solely entrusted to Cupertino or Mountain View nor should it be limited to self-styled visionaries in New Balance sneakers. But it does seem to happen in clusters. Why Silicon Valley? Why Waterloo? Because creativity is cultural. For the better part of a decade, the Martin Prosperity Institute at U of T’s Rotman School of Management has been studying the complex web of factors that encourage and sustain innovation in regions around the world.”

]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Study: Williamsport top American site were Santa to relocate http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/572603/Study--Williamsport-top-American-site.html?nav=5011 http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/572603/Study--Williamsport-top-American-site.html?nav=5011 Williamsport Sun-Gazette
“You better watch out. You better not pout, better not cry. I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town – and may be staying as a permanent resident.”

]]> Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Santa Moving Workshop To St. Louis? http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/12/24/santa-moving-workshop-to-st-louis/ http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/12/24/santa-moving-workshop-to-st-louis/ CBS St. Louis
“The home of the Little League World Series, Williamsport Pennsylvania, is the U.S. city most likely to land Santa Claus’s workshop, should St. Nick ever decide to leave the North Pole.”

]]> Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Santa could find a ho, ho, home in Guelph, Ont.: Think-tank http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/holiday-guide-2011/Santa+could+find+home+Guelph+Think+tank/5905392/story.html http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/holiday-guide-2011/Santa+could+find+home+Guelph+Think+tank/5905392/story.html Montreal Gazette
“If Santa is looking to move away from his home in the North Pole, a Toronto economic prosperity think-tank has made a list of North American cities to suit his needs. After checking the list at least twice, first place went to Guelph, Ont., about 93 kilometres west of Toronto.”

]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 How jolly -- we're on Santa's shortlist http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2011/12/23/19161571.html http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2011/12/23/19161571.html London Free Press
“London would be the fourth most likely destination for Santa to move should he need to leave the cool climes of the North Pole, says a study by the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.”

]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 If Santa Could Live Anywhere… http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/12/20/if-santa-could-live-anywhere/ http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/12/20/if-santa-could-live-anywhere/ Wall Street Journal
“Santa Claus— who will again this year handwrite a letter full of curlicues to my kids to prove his existence—famously lives and works at the North Pole. But what if he wants a change of scenery? Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management have some suggestions: The school’s Martin Prosperity Institute set out to determine the 10 best alternative locations in North America for Santa’s home base.”

]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Santa would choose Guelph http://www.guelphmercury.com/news/local/article/640321--santa-would-choose-guelph http://www.guelphmercury.com/news/local/article/640321--santa-would-choose-guelph Guelph Mercury
“The Martin Prosperity Institute, a think-tank at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, released a report Thursday stating that according to the optics of Santa’s favourite things — milk and cookies, toys, department stores and the number of postal workers and couriers in town to deliver his huge volume of mail — Guelph has the goods to give Santa the good life.”

]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto's recipe for ICT success: management, talent, money http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=65052 http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=65052 itbusiness.ca
“More competent managers, a larger IT talent pool, more start-up funding, and greater collaboration are needed to boost Toronto’s tech posture, according to speakers and attendees of Technicity 2011.”

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Historic win for working women http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1089517--historic-win-for-working-women http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1089517--historic-win-for-working-women The Toronto Star
“It’s been a long time coming — hurtfully long — but justice has finally been delivered in a 28-year pay equity dispute at Canada Post. Ironically, when the good news came, it was unexpectedly quick. The Supreme Court of Canada took a mere 20 minutes after the close of oral arguments last week to vindicate thousands of clerical workers who had been treated unfairly. The right thing to do was just that obvious.”

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Mapping the Innovative City http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7b6caf46-0f85-11e1-88cc-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1dzoso9OB http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7b6caf46-0f85-11e1-88cc-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1dzoso9OB Financial Times
“Cities are machines for innovation, incubators of ideas born of necessity as people from different places and social classes rub up against each other, creating a space for ideas and inventions. Look at Rome in the first century, Baghdad 1,000 years later, London in the 19th century or New York in the 20th; the city stands out as an engine of progress and modernity.”

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Why doesn't Britain make things any more? http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/16/why-britain-doesnt-make-things-manufacturing?newsfeed=true http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/16/why-britain-doesnt-make-things-manufacturing?newsfeed=true The Guardian
“In the past 30 years, the UK’s manufacturing sector has shrunk by two-thirds, the greatest de-industrialisation of any major nation. It was done in the name of economic modernisation – but what has replaced it?”

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 7 things Canadians think about their cities http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/09/7-things-canadians-think-about-their-cities/ http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/09/7-things-canadians-think-about-their-cities/ National Post
“Canada has long been termed a nation of regions — a country that can be partitioned not just geographically, but also culturally, into the west, the east, central Canada, and Quebec.”

]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Face time with the stars http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/face-time-with-the-stars/article2222592/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/face-time-with-the-stars/article2222592/ The Globe and Mail
“Another big Rotman idol is Richard Florida, the ‘creative class’ guru and director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at Rotman. He’s readily available to students, teaching two MBA courses — Prosperity and Competitiveness and Creative Regional Strategies.”

]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Growing The Economy Of The Future http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/11/growing-the-economy-of-the-future.html http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/11/growing-the-economy-of-the-future.html Government of Ontario News
“Premier Dalton McGuinty set the tone for Ontario’s 40th parliament at a visit today to the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management expansion project that’s creating jobs today and for the future.”

]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Project Calgary: Trick-or-treat index finds best Halloween 'hoods http://www.calgaryherald.com/Project+Calgary+Trick+treat+index+finds+best+Halloween+hoods/5631113/story.html http://www.calgaryherald.com/Project+Calgary+Trick+treat+index+finds+best+Halloween+hoods/5631113/story.html Calgary Herald
“You can blame Richard Florida. After moving from the US to Canada several years ago, the famed public academic and originator of the Bohemian Index, said he was pleasantly surprised at the number of trick-or-treaters in his urban Toronto neighbourhood.”

]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Why high-speed rail and why London? http://www.lfpress.com/comment/2011/10/28/18893866.html http://www.lfpress.com/comment/2011/10/28/18893866.html London Free Press
“Speaking of competitive connections — according to Richard Florida, nations that implement transportation policies that ease the flow of labour, trade and ideas within mega-regions will thrive, and those that are slow to respond will stagnate or …”

]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 U of T contributes to New York's push for academic excellence http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/u-of-t-contributes-to-new-yorks-push-for-academic-excellence/article2216539/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/u-of-t-contributes-to-new-yorks-push-for-academic-excellence/article2216539/ The Globe and Mail
“The University of Toronto has joined a team of international schools to make a bid to build a $450-million urban sciences campus in Brooklyn, N.Y.”

]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Mobility falls to record low as Americans stay put http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gix7iNb54iMkgpbryJPDSFPCKegQ?docId=3e484c2a7a0c483185f9c0ccf94eb21f http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gix7iNb54iMkgpbryJPDSFPCKegQ?docId=3e484c2a7a0c483185f9c0ccf94eb21f The Associated Press
“Yet another symptom of the economic downturn: Americans aren’t moving. Young adults are staying put, often with their parents. Older people aren’t able to retire to beachfront or lakeside homes.”

]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Roger Martin to release Task Force's 10th Annual Report on Nov. 15th http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/roger_martin_release_task_forces_10th_annual_report/ http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/roger_martin_release_task_forces_10th_annual_report/ Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Toronto, Ontario

Four Seasons Hotel
21 Avenue Road

Price: $75.00

Join us as at the 10th annual report by Ontario’s Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity, and Economic Progress. In addition to a 10-year retrospective on Ontario’s economic progress, the report will set out an agenda for closing the innovation and prosperity gaps as the Ontario government begins its new mandate.

Register online.

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Global Creativity Index ranks Finland best for technology and talent http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/finland-in-the-world-press/16971-global-creativity-index-ranks-finland-best-for-technology-and-talent.html http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/finland-in-the-world-press/16971-global-creativity-index-ranks-finland-best-for-technology-and-talent.html Helsinki Times
“Finland is a global leader in the number of researchers per capita, R&D investment and innovation, according to the Global Creativity Index published by the Martin Prosperity Institute.”

]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Mapping out Toronto's music scene http://www.blogto.com/music/2011/10/mapping_out_torontos_music_scene/#comments http://www.blogto.com/music/2011/10/mapping_out_torontos_music_scene/#comments BlogTO
“The Martin Prosperity Institute is back at it with another map project that focuses on Toronto’s cultural scene. Building on previous work done on the cost of music rehearsal space in Toronto, this latest effort charts the relationship between monthly rehearsal spaces and live music venues. Although the results this little cartographic exercise might not be particularly surprising — centrally located studios are closer to live venues and more expensive to rent — it’s intriguing, nevertheless, to get a macro look at Toronto’s music scene.”

]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 CNN Your Money: Where the jobs are http://www.creativeclass.com/richard_florida/video/index.php?video=CNN_Your_Money_-_Where_the_jobs_are http://www.creativeclass.com/richard_florida/video/index.php?video=CNN_Your_Money_-_Where_the_jobs_are CNN

]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Is Finland's culture spoiling its Silicon Viking potential? http://thenextsiliconvalley.com/3409/is_finlands-culture-spoiling-its-silicon-viking-potential?page=show http://thenextsiliconvalley.com/3409/is_finlands-culture-spoiling-its-silicon-viking-potential?page=show The Next Silicon Valley
“By all objective metrics Finland could emerge as a ‘next Silicon Valley’ – a vibrant European spawning ground for tech-driven, innovative, VC backed startups.”

]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 City’s future linked to creative clusters http://www.thestar.com/article/1067936--city-s-future-linked-to-creative-clusters http://www.thestar.com/article/1067936--city-s-future-linked-to-creative-clusters The Toronto Star
“You may not have noticed any cultural clusters on our streets, but a revealing new report called ‘From the Ground Up’ identifies these clusters as the key to Toronto’s growth and prosperity. Think of them as the peanut butter deliciously dripping across a map of the city.”

]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Speaking of polls http://thestar.blogs.com/politics/2011/10/speaking-of-polls.html http://thestar.blogs.com/politics/2011/10/speaking-of-polls.html The Toronto Star
“Now that we’re talking about polls and maps and such (see previous post), it’s probably worth posting some cool maps from the the Martin Prosperity Institute, in a report on Toronto’s Cultural Sector. I came across them yesterday on this blog, which says the report is due to be considered this week at Toronto City Hall. And I thought it might be interesting to compare culture to politics, map-wise.”

]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The location of culture in Toronto http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/10/the_location_of_culture_in_toronto_maps/ http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/10/the_location_of_culture_in_toronto_maps/ BlogTO
“A new report on the state of Toronto’s cultural sector prepared by the Martin Prosperity Institute and a variety of other groups including OCAD U, E.R.A. Architects and Wavelength/Music Gallery will be considered by the City of Toronto’s economic development committee this Friday (October 7th). Titled ‘From the Ground Up: Growing Toronto’s Cultural Sector’, a major component of the report involves the identification of cultural clusters within this city.”

]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Canada top destination for business: Forbes http://www.canada.com/business/Canada+destination+business/5499452/story.html http://www.canada.com/business/Canada+destination+business/5499452/story.html Post Media News
“Canada is the top global destination for business, according to a new Forbes ranking that touts this country’s economic resilience as much of the world battles major financial woes.”

]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DiverseCity Fellows Program Now Recruiting 2012 Fellows http://diversecitytoronto.ca/about-diversecity/initiatives/fellows/?utm_source=mailoutinteractive&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CallforApplications:DiverseCityFellows2012pleasecirculate http://diversecitytoronto.ca/about-diversecity/initiatives/fellows/?utm_source=mailoutinteractive&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CallforApplications:DiverseCityFellows2012pleasecirculate We need to harness the best and brightest to address the challenges that lie ahead in the GTA. Only by accessing and mobilizing the full range of talents and experiences can the Toronto region propel itself forward.

The DiverseCity Fellows program helps to surface this rising, untapped pool of talent, connect it across racial and ethnic lines, and spur it to act by creating and executing hands-on projects to build a better region. Each year up to 25 city-builders are identified and given access to leadership development opportunities, networks and inspiration.

Want to strengthen yourself as a city-building leader? Apply to Fellows.

]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Ottawa should be a place of ideas http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Ottawa+should+place+ideas+Lewis/5468015/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Ottawa+should+place+ideas+Lewis/5468015/story.html Ottawa Citizen
“Ottawa should shape its destiny as a great city and capital by becoming the centrepiece of international gatherings where the world comes to debate, argue, learn and find solutions to global problems, former UN ambassador Stephen Lewis said on Tuesday.”

]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The road to better pay: Is it college or university? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/daily-mix/the-road-to-better-pay-is-it-college-or-university/article2175906/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/daily-mix/the-road-to-better-pay-is-it-college-or-university/article2175906/ The Globe and Mail
“Who earns more, a chef with a college diploma or one with a university degree?
New research has shed light on the impact of higher education on wages in certain jobs. The study this week by the Martin Prosperity Institute and the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity looks at how returns to education, particularly among university and college grads, vary.”

]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 1 in 5 university grads end up at lower end of pay scales: report http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/national/article/156812--1-in-5-university-grads-end-up-at-lower-end-of-pay-scales-report http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/national/article/156812--1-in-5-university-grads-end-up-at-lower-end-of-pay-scales-report CityNews
“More than 18 per cent of people with bachelor degrees don’t make the country’s median income of $37,002, the Globe and Mail finds. In a recent study, the newspaper found that while a university degree can increase one’s earning potential, nearly one in five university graduates will still end up at the lower end of the pay scale.”

]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Is owning a home overrated http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32450072/vp/44645928#44645928 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32450072/vp/44645928#44645928 The Dylan Ratigan Show
“The Atlantic’s Richard Florida and panel debate whether renting a home is a better option during a time of national economic distress.”

]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 MPI Seeks Candidates for Postdoctoral Research Fellowship http://martinprosperity.org/media/Martin%20Institute%20-%20Post-Doc-Fall%202011.pdf http://martinprosperity.org/media/Martin%20Institute%20-%20Post-Doc-Fall%202011.pdf The MPI is now accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship here at the Institute. The full position description can be viewed here.

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Berlin Hopes Growing Tech Community Will Lift City’s Economy http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/17/world/europe/berlins-tech-scene-offers-hope-to-economy.html?_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/17/world/europe/berlins-tech-scene-offers-hope-to-economy.html?_r=1 New York Times
“The courtyard of the nightclub Picknick was packed with partygoers dancing, shouting over the music and snapping photographs of one another, by all appearances just another night in this dilettante party capital. But appearances, on this recent Saturday night, were very much deceiving.”

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 MPI Research Director on LeDrew Live http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#mpi-research-director-on-ledrew-live http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#mpi-research-director-on-ledrew-live CP24’s Stephen LeDrew interviews four Greater Toronto Area mayors, while MPI Research Director Kevin Stolarick contributes to the discussion. (Sept 22 Mayors of the GTA-Part 1)

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Urban Thinkers Line Up Against Ford’s Waterfront Plan http://torontoist.com/2011/09/urban-thinkers-line-up-against-fords-waterfront-plan/ http://torontoist.com/2011/09/urban-thinkers-line-up-against-fords-waterfront-plan/ Torontoist
“In a strongly worded open letter to Toronto city councillors, a long list of urban thinkers are condemning Rob Ford’s recent attempt to revamp long-planned development projects for the Port Lands. The letter was written by Eric Miller (director of the Cities Centre at U of T), Paul Bedford (former chief planner for Toronto), Richard Sommer (dean of U of T’s architecture school), and Richard Florida (director of the Martin Prosperity Institute).”

]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Fords may slow Port Lands push as opposition mounts http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/15/fords-may-slow-port-lands-push-as-opposition-mounts/ http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/15/fords-may-slow-port-lands-push-as-opposition-mounts/ National Post
“The Ford administration may slow down a push to seize control of a section of waterfront revitalization, as opposition to charting a new course for the derelict Port Lands mounts.”

]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Cities drive Ontario’s future http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1054077--cities-drive-ontario-s-future http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1054077--cities-drive-ontario-s-future The Toronto Star
“Cities are ‘creatures of the province.’ Luckily, the Constitution didn’t say ‘children.’ If it did, by now Family Services would have moved in and taken them away from the provinces. Not so much for mistreatment, but for neglect. During this provincial election campaign and in the administration that follows, the ‘creatures’ deserve some attention.”

]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NCC Taking to the road in search of a vision for Ottawa http://www.ottawacitizen.com/taking+road+search+vision+Ottawa/5377742/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/taking+road+search+vision+Ottawa/5377742/story.html Ottawa Citizen
“For the first time in its history, the National Capital Commission is going on the road this fall to ask Canadians across the country about their vision for the national capital.”

]]> Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Shining the spotlight on people who shape world’s cities http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/shining-the-spotlight-on-people-who-shape-worlds-cities/article2160666/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/shining-the-spotlight-on-people-who-shape-worlds-cities/article2160666/ The Globe and Mail
“But next week, after three packed showings of Urbanized, The Atlantic magazine will launch a new website,TheAtlanticCities.com, a hub for all things urban, centred on the work of Toronto-based thinker Richard Florida.”

]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Ontario NDP Leader enters job-creation fray with subsidy for full-time hires http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/horvath-enters-job-creation-fray-with-subsidy-for-full-time-hires/article2159481/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/horvath-enters-job-creation-fray-with-subsidy-for-full-time-hires/article2159481/ The Globe and Mail
“Offering tax credits in exchange for job creation can be ‘a very expensive way to create only a few jobs,’ said James Milway, executive director of the Martin Prosperity Institute.”

]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Crunching the Crisis http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013fmkn http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013fmkn BBC

“As global economic confusion continues, maybe it is time to rethink the way the world works. Peter Day hears from three influential business gurus with change-making suggestions.”

]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Ontario's Growth Plan Is Working, But Not Well Enough http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/claire-malcolmson/growth-plan-ontario_b_936266.html http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/claire-malcolmson/growth-plan-ontario_b_936266.html Huffington Post Canada
“The Ontario government’s five-year implementation update on its Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe shows that it is having the intended effect. The absence of this Growth Plan, they say, would result in worse gridlock, sprawl, a significant loss of greenspace, lower economic productivity and poorer quality of life.”

]]> Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The inchoate rage beneath our global cities http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c145e892-c413-11e0-b302-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1VIW96aaw http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c145e892-c413-11e0-b302-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1VIW96aaw Financial Times

]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 10 great places to explore urban neighborhoods http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/10great/story/2011/08/10-great-places-to-explore-urban-neighborhoods/49932996/1 http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/10great/story/2011/08/10-great-places-to-explore-urban-neighborhoods/49932996/1 USA Today
“Not long ago Americans were abandoning their cities. Now many of the nation’s urban areas are booming with new restaurants, parks and condos. Richard Florida , who studies urban trends, says much has changed in the last decade.”

]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Fragile Economy Keeps Older Workers From Retirement http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44026845/ns/business-us_business/#.TkFdZ4Iqzi4 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44026845/ns/business-us_business/#.TkFdZ4Iqzi4 MSNBC
“…But about 45 percent of jobs are concentrated in the low-wage, low-skill service parts of the economy, including janitors, home health care, and retail sales and clerks, calculates Richard Florida, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute.”

]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Wanted: A young and restless workforce http://www.ajc.com/news/AtlantaForward/wanted-a-young-and-1072176.html http://www.ajc.com/news/AtlantaForward/wanted-a-young-and-1072176.html Atlanta Journal Constitution
“What sort of person do cities and metro areas most want to attract? If you described yourself, you were right – as long as you’re between 25 and 35ish and hold at least a bachelor’s degree. Preferably in a technology field.”

]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Theatre to get an encore http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Theatre+encore/5196209/story.html http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Theatre+encore/5196209/story.html National Post
“If this project indicates the evolution of the east-end neighbourhood, it may also signify another evolution, one in which gentrification is no longer a dirty word.‘This is how neighbourhoods rejuvenate,’ said James Milway, executive director at the Martin Prosperity Institute.”

]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Finance magazine ranks Charlotte as top "value city" http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/finance-magazine-ranks-charlotte-as-top-value-city http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/finance-magazine-ranks-charlotte-as-top-value-city WCNC

]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 New social contract for service workers http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/07/24/exp.ym.savage.florida.jobs.wages.cnn http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/07/24/exp.ym.savage.florida.jobs.wages.cnn CNN
Terry Savage and Richard Florida discuss national employment and wage trends with Tom Foreman (video).

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Economic Diversity bolsters Toronto http://www.financialpost.com/news/Economic+Diversity+bolsters+Toronto/5122474/story.html http://www.financialpost.com/news/Economic+Diversity+bolsters+Toronto/5122474/story.html National Post
“While immigration to Toronto has fallen off somewhat, roughly 40% to 50% of Canada’s approximately 250,000 immigrants per year still end up in the Greater Toronto Area, according to Kevin Stolarick, research director at the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.”

]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Your House Value Will Decline ... Good http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/bulldog/archive/2011/07/15/your-house-value-will-decline-good.aspx http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/bulldog/archive/2011/07/15/your-house-value-will-decline-good.aspx Ottawa Citizen
“Furthermore, Florida says home ownership tends to cut into the mobility of labour. That means people turn down good, creative jobs because they don’t want to leave their house.”

]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Economics of Alternative Transportation http://watch.bnn.ca/clip500115#clip500115 http://watch.bnn.ca/clip500115#clip500115 Business News Network

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Cracks in the heart of a cluster http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/578ffde0-ad78-11e0-bc4f-00144feabdc0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAoeH38ARIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=AO6UCQt5www&usg=AFQjCNGqngMgLNHhmUdLeFyxDEyH9 http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/578ffde0-ad78-11e0-bc4f-00144feabdc0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAoeH38ARIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=AO6UCQt5www&usg=AFQjCNGqngMgLNHhmUdLeFyxDEyH9 Financial Times

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 How to attract cool jobs http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#how-to-attract-cool-jobs http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#how-to-attract-cool-jobs Maritime Morning
Kevin Stolarick of the Rotman School’s Martin Prosperity Institute was a guest on Maritime Morning, which is heard on radio stations in Halifax, Moncton and Saint John on July 11. He discussed how cities and regions can attract “cool jobs.” The interview was based on online discussion Stolarick did for GlobeandMail.com last week.

]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Safety in Diversity: Why Crime Is Down in America's Cities http://www.martinprosperity.orghttpwwwtheatlanticcomnationalarchive201107safety-in-diversity-why-crime-is-down-in-americas-cities240781 http://www.martinprosperity.orghttpwwwtheatlanticcomnationalarchive201107safety-in-diversity-why-crime-is-down-in-americas-cities240781 Financial Times

]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 How to Attract Cool Jobs http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/how-to-attract-cool-jobs/article2086227/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/how-to-attract-cool-jobs/article2086227/ MPI Research Director Kevin Stolarick discusses what smart cities need to attract smart people. This article includes the transcript from the online chat.

]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Gage program helps woman with independent living http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/life/health/article/140648--gage-program-helps-woman-with-independent-living http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/life/health/article/140648--gage-program-helps-woman-with-independent-living CityNews
“The Martin Prosperity Institute found that lack of employment among the disabled costs the province’s economy $4.8 billion a year.”

]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The 10 Hottest Spots to Start a Small Business http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2011/07/01/The-10-Hottest-Spots-to-Start-a-Small-Business.aspx http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2011/07/01/The-10-Hottest-Spots-to-Start-a-Small-Business.aspx The Fiscal Times
MPI Research Director Kevin Stolarick weighs in on the best cities to start a small business.

]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 London ranked among 'canucky-est' cities http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2011/07/01/18363776.html http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2011/07/01/18363776.html London Free Press
“The Martin Prosperity Institute, a self-described think tank at the University of Toronto, published the ranking of 144 Canadian cities in honour of Canada Day, with Moncton, NB. topping the list.”

]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 HECFI’s future hangs in the balance http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/551964--hecfi-s-future-hangs-in-the-balance http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/551964--hecfi-s-future-hangs-in-the-balance Hamilton Spectator

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Get out of Town http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2011/06/27/110627crat_atlarge_lemann http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2011/06/27/110627crat_atlarge_lemann The New Yorker
In the United States right now, after a long run of “urban crisis” (punctuated by periodic hopeful reports of revitalization), cities are viewed positively again. An article in The New Yorker on June 27 examines a number of recent books on cities, including Prof. Richard Florida’s The Great Reset.

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Experience the Creative Economy 2011 http://experience.martinprosperity.org/ http://experience.martinprosperity.org/ The Martin Prosperity Institute is pleased to announce our fourth annual Experience the Creative Economy Conference, being held from Tuesday June 21st to Thursday June 23rd at the University of Toronto.

Experience the Creative Economy is a unique conference which allows scholars new in their careers to experience notions of the creative economy in a small and focused setting. This conference will bring together up to 25 individuals with similar research interests to share their work, receive feedback, foster the development of effective research methods and to establish an ongoing framework of collaborative learning and mutual exchange for years to come.

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Can decaying buildings lure top talent? http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article2068001.html http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article2068001.html MPI Research Director Kevin Stolarick discusses how communities can lure top talent.

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Rapid Research: The Martin Prosperity Institute Working Paper Series http://research.martinprosperity.org http://research.martinprosperity.org The MPI Working Paper Series provides a forum where the Martin Prosperity Institute and its affiliates will post working papers and gather feedback and editorial comments regarding content, structure, and other related matters in an online, interactive format.

By opening up the academic review and editing process, the author(s) are able to receive spontaneous and immediate feedback on their working paper from a number of contributors in a short amount of time, as compared to the traditional method of offline, singular colleague review.

This innovative approach enables an author to receive multiple perspectives and comments from a variety of colleagues, which ideally, will build on one another’s insights and perspectives quickly. This multitude of perspectives and speed in feedback enables the author to further develop the working paper based on these robust editorial comments and insights, and enables the author to promptly submit the work to a journal of choice.

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Creative Rural Economy Conference: From Theory to Practice http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/events/creative_rural_economy-from_theory_to_practice.php http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/events/creative_rural_economy-from_theory_to_practice.php The MPI’s Kevin Stolarick will be speaking at the upcoming Creative Rural Economy Conference in Kingston and Prince Edward County.

The conference will focus on how the theory of the creative economy can be experienced and practiced in rural Ontario communities.

Click here for more information or to register to attend.

]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Killeen area offers more ‘creative class’ jobs http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=56846 http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=56846 Killeen Daily Herald

]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Kevin Stolarick to address the Mayors and Councils of the North Simcoe County http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#kevin-stolarick-to-address-the-mayors-and-councils-of-the-north-simcoe-county http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#kevin-stolarick-to-address-the-mayors-and-councils-of-the-north-simcoe-county On June 6th, 2011 the MPI’s Research Director, Kevin Stolarick, will be in Midland to address the mayors and councils of the area. The Summit is part of the Mayors Economic Action Initiative (EAI) and a kick off to discussions among the four municipal Councils around this joint economic development program that is still very much in its early days.

The EAI is an effort by the four Mayors of these municipalities in north Simcoe County (Towns of Midland and Penetanguishene & the Townships of Tiny and Tay having a combined population of about 50,000) to develop a joint economic development/economic prosperity effort to address the long term health and vitality of the area.

]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Fixing the Falls: Niagara Falls needs to tap into its ‘creative class’ http://niagara-gazette.com/local/x775917921/Fixing-the-Falls-Niagara-Falls-needs-to-tap-into-its-creative-class http://niagara-gazette.com/local/x775917921/Fixing-the-Falls-Niagara-Falls-needs-to-tap-into-its-creative-class Niagara Gazette
Niagara Falls needs to continue to tap into what author and economist Richard Florida calls the “Creative Class.”

]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 CNN Your Money: Trouble at Home http://www.creativeclass.com/richard_florida/video/index.php?video=CNN-Your_Money-Trouble_at_Home http://www.creativeclass.com/richard_florida/video/index.php?video=CNN-Your_Money-Trouble_at_Home CNN

]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Small Cities Feed the Knowledge Economy http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_jobsblockbyblock/ http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_jobsblockbyblock/ Wired
“Livable cities draw creative people, and creative people spawn jobs. Some places you’d never expect—small cities not dominated by a university—are learning how to lure knowledge workers, entrepreneurs, and other imaginative types at levels that track or even exceed the US average (30 percent of workers). Here are some surprising destinations from the data of the Martin Prosperity Institute, directed by Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class.”

]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Conference on Canada’s Innovation Imperative - 2011 http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/conference_on_canadas_prosperity_2011_event/ http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/conference_on_canadas_prosperity_2011_event/ The MPI’s sister institute, The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity is set to release its annual Report on Canada’s innovation imperative on June 1st.

The report will be released by the Institute’s Chairman, Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

It will articulate Canada’s competitiveness challenges as innovation challenges and will discuss the importance of the need for governments, businesses, and individuals to invest in the capabilities and polices to address these challenges.

It will inform the debate and deliberation on Canada’s innovation policies as the new federal government takes shape.

Click here for more information or to register for the event.

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Re-shaping the economy -- are we set up for a prosperous future? http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/06/01/midmorning1/ http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/06/01/midmorning1/ Minnesota Public Radio

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Canada urges U.S. to look at how it handled debt http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jontalton/2015160746_biztaltoncol29.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jontalton/2015160746_biztaltoncol29.html The Seattle Times
“According to the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, just the core cities of its metropolitan areas account for 40 percent of gross domestic product. Some 74 percent of all new jobs created over the past year have been in metro areas. Metros are the driving force of the American economy, too. But Canada, with universal health care, abundant transit, more people working and a healthier population arguably has lower carrying costs for its urbanized population.”

]]> Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Martin Prosperity Institute Blog http://blog.martinprosperity.org/ http://blog.martinprosperity.org/

Please visit our blog for more announcements and research updates.

]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Columbia, Mo., is better than ... Houston http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/deb-peterson/article_9b3f00c4-8251-11e0-83c7-0019bb30f31a.html http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/deb-peterson/article_9b3f00c4-8251-11e0-83c7-0019bb30f31a.html StLToday.com
Columbia, Mo., has come in 11th in a ranking of “America’s Top 25 Cities for Recent College Graduates,” as determined by Richard Florida, senior editor at The Atlantic magazine, and director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto.

]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Infographic Of The Day: The States Where Hate Groups Thrive http://www.fastcompany.com/1754292/infographic-of-the-day-the-states-where-hate-groups-thrive http://www.fastcompany.com/1754292/infographic-of-the-day-the-states-where-hate-groups-thrive Fast Company
Today’s infographic isn’t going to win any beauty contests, but it hits like a punch in the face, said an article posted to FastCoDesign.com on May 19. Using the Southern Poverty Law Center’s voluminous database of hate groups, Zara Matheson of the Martin Prosperity Institute simply graphed them by state and adjusted for population.

]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Protect and Serve http://www.financialpost.com/news/Protect+serve/4820617/story.html http://www.financialpost.com/news/Protect+serve/4820617/story.html National Post

]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Election 2011: Urban Voters http://watch.ctv.ca/news/election-2011/urban-voters/#clip451646 http://watch.ctv.ca/news/election-2011/urban-voters/#clip451646 Kevin Stolarick, research director of the Martin Prosperity Institute, discussed the recent report, ‘Who cares about 15 million voters?’, in a segment on CTV News Channel on April 16.

]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Legislation will enforce disability-friendly service http://www.thestar.com/business/article/987426--legislation-will-enforce-disability-friendly-service http://www.thestar.com/business/article/987426--legislation-will-enforce-disability-friendly-service The Toronto Star

]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Harper's Canada does not include cities http://www.thestar.com/news/article/978616--hume-harper-s-canada-does-not-include-cities http://www.thestar.com/news/article/978616--hume-harper-s-canada-does-not-include-cities The Toronto Star

]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 "ÅRE-Project", How to design a city! with Dag Holmgren http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#re-project http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#re-project The Martin Prosperity Institute invites you to a brown bag lunch presentation (beverages will be provided) on Monday, April 18th from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m. at our offices at the MaRS Centre, 101 College Street, Ste. 420, 4th Floor.

“ÅRE-Project”, How to design a city!
Dag Holmgren
Professor in Industrial Design
Designer MSD
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Technical School of Engineering, Jönköping

The presentation will focus on the reason companies and also organisations need Industrial Design in their product development process.

The Design methodology always starts with the user – the human – and focuses on the reason; the How, What and Why a product or service should be developed. When the answers are clear then we can start with How!

This was what happened in Åre!

They started with the human senses, and they started together with all inhabitants in Åre, the politicians, the business people and of course with the inhabitants, the people who lived in the community.

Dag Holmgren has a Master of Industrial Design at the University College of Arts Crafts and Design, Stockholm. He has worked as an Industrial Design Consultant. In 2003, he was appointed Professor of Industrial Design at the School of Engineering in Jönköping. His own research included studies of Industrial Design and SMEs together with The Swedish Industrial Design Foundation: GTS Evaluating of IDR I Copenhagen; Partner in the DEEDS project; Project about Ergonomics and Teaching. Dag has been the head of the Industrial Design programme at JTH. He takes part in various research projects both in and outside the region. Design research is a fairly new area in Sweden.

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Why can't cities get a fair shake in federal elections? http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/04/why_cant_cities_get_a_fair_shake_in_federal_elections/ http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/04/why_cant_cities_get_a_fair_shake_in_federal_elections/ BlogTO
“The under-representation of cities in federal politics — both in terms of campaign promises and the relative influence they’re afforded within the electoral system — might be old news to the average urbanite, but a new report from the Martin Prosperity Institute, aptly titled ‘Who Cares About 15 Million Urban Voters?’ highlights just how problematic this situation has become.”

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Gridlock should be election issue, mayors say http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/gridlock-should-be-election-issue-mayors-say/article1989011/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/gridlock-should-be-election-issue-mayors-say/article1989011/ Globe and Mail
“Cities tend to be occupied more by young people and by immigrants, both of whom don’t vote as much,” said Kevin Stolarick, research director at the University of Toronto’s Martin Prosperity Institute and one of the authors of Who Cares About 15 Million Votes, a study on the role cities play in driving Canada’s economy

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto belongs in spotlight during federal election – but it’s not http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/974436--let-s-put-toronto-on-the-political-map http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/974436--let-s-put-toronto-on-the-political-map The Toronto Star
“The University of Toronto, along with participating universities from across Canada, recently released “Who Cares about 15 Million Urban Voters?” This report shows that 15.3 million voters, $17.5 billion in personal income, $910 billion in GDP, and more than 74 per cent of all new jobs created in the past year are in Canada’s metropolitan regions.”

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida looks at Reasons for Political Divide http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/07/no-headline---4-8_bonnie_erbe/ http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/07/no-headline---4-8_bonnie_erbe/ Abilene Reporter-News

]]> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 What New Technology Firms Can Learn from Detroit Rock and Roll http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-schmitt/what-new-technology-firms_b_838658.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-schmitt/what-new-technology-firms_b_838658.html The Huffington Post
“The following graphs show the similarity of Richard Florida’s creative class …”

]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Values of the Creative Class http://www.fastcompany.com/1741581/rise-of-the-creative-class-richard-florida http://www.fastcompany.com/1741581/rise-of-the-creative-class-richard-florida Fast Company

]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Uncontained passion and sensible wisdom http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e9180766-535b-11e0-86e6-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fe9180766-535b-11e0-86e6-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e9180766-535b-11e0-86e6-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fe9180766-535b-11e0-86e6-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer= Financial Times

]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Looking at Toronto's Success http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wned/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1782166/WNED-AM.970.NEWS/Brain.Drain.Series.Part.2.Looking.at.Toronto%27s.Success.. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wned/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1782166/WNED-AM.970.NEWS/Brain.Drain.Series.Part.2.Looking.at.Toronto%27s.Success.. WNED

]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 How Not to 'Save' a City http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/03/28/the-incredible-shrinking-city/how-not-to-save-neighborhoods http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/03/28/the-incredible-shrinking-city/how-not-to-save-neighborhoods New York Times
“The idea that cities can shrink to survive is all the rage in urban planning circles today. The notion is that older cities can become better, more self-sufficient places by making do with less and bringing their level of infrastructure and housing into line with their smaller populations”

]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Shige Oishi Speaking Event at Rotman School http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#shige-oishi-speaking-event-at-rotman-school http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#shige-oishi-speaking-event-at-rotman-school Shige Oishi, University of Virginia
Speaks on “Residential mobility, Individualism, and Suburban Uniformity: An American Paradox”

Wednesday April 6th
11:30am to 1pm
Room 151
Rotman School of Management

]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Diversity Champions 2011: Apply Today http://diversitychampions.ca http://diversitychampions.ca Our communities and workplaces have become increasingly diverse. Companies recognize the business value of building inclusion into the corporate culture. Many firms have set a vision for diversity and have created policies and programs to promote inclusion. …And we still need to raise the game because our diversity track record in leadership roles continues to lag.

Diversity Champions helps to close the gaps.

The Diversity Champions 2011 program is now accepting applications. Detailed information on the program can be found at http://diversitychampions.ca

]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Bike lane critics are wrong: Why New York needs to make way for cyclists http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/11/28/2010-11-28_cyclists_should_win_the_war.html http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/11/28/2010-11-28_cyclists_should_win_the_war.html New York Daily News

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Conversation with Richard Florida, author, urban studies theorist http://www.kauffman.org/InfectiousTalk/Blog/October-2010/Conversation-with-author-Richard-Florida.aspx http://www.kauffman.org/InfectiousTalk/Blog/October-2010/Conversation-with-author-Richard-Florida.aspx kauffman.org
In this episode, Paul talks with Richard Florida, delving into themes Florida discusses in his new book, The Great Reset. They talked about the cultural, economic and geographic factors influencing innovative time periods and places. They also wrestled with topics like: “Should cities be allowed to fail?” and “Why are college towns such hotbeds of innovation?”

]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 How Portable Is Your Life? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/jobs/07search.html?_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/jobs/07search.html?_r=1 New York Times
“More people are ‘living like a congressman,’ said Richard Florida, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and author of ‘The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity’.”

]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Case Against Home Ownership http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=7&bpn=779887&ts=2010-11-02%2020:00:00.0 http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=7&bpn=779887&ts=2010-11-02%2020:00:00.0 TVO
“It used to be that owning a home was the North American dream. But is it a good dream? The financial crisis showed us that maybe everyone shouldn’t own a home. But what would that do to the economy?”

]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Arts groups re-think the 'creative economy' http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2010/11/02/creative-class-112.html?ref=rss http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2010/11/02/creative-class-112.html?ref=rss CBC
“Kevin Stolarick, a statistician with the University of Toronto’s Martin Prosperity Institute who helped contribute to Florida’s landmark book The Rise of the Creative Class, said that while the concept has helped artists, decision makers are increasingly looking at the arts as just dollars and cents.”

]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Top Cities For Trick Or Treating http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130952943 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130952943 NPR
“Professor Richard Florida, director of the University of Toronto’s Martin Prosperity Institute, has released his Trick or Treat Index for 2010. It’s a kind of Lonely Planet guide for hobgoblins. He gives us his top-five list of the best U.S. cities for Halloween trick-or-treating.”

]]> Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Why Toronto is better than U.S. cities for trick or treating http://www.thestar.com/news/article/882439--why-toronto-is-better-than-u-s-cities-for-trick-or-treating http://www.thestar.com/news/article/882439--why-toronto-is-better-than-u-s-cities-for-trick-or-treating Toronto Star
“Even while he was ranking the best U.S. cities to trick-or-treat in, Richard Florida was thinking how ‘very special’ Toronto is, compared with them.”

]]> Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 No longer one Toronto http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/no-longer-one-toronto/article1767718/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/no-longer-one-toronto/article1767718/ The Globe and Mail

]]> Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Tenure is for Wimps http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-schmitt/tenure-is-for-wimps-life-_b_762831.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-schmitt/tenure-is-for-wimps-life-_b_762831.html In this Huffington Post article, “Tenure is for Wimps: An Untenured Professor (re)Contemplates Life”, Jason Schmitt cites Professor Kevin Stolarick’s April 2010 talk on higher education’s role in city building.

]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 An Action Plan for Prosperity http://www.actiononinnovation.ca/en/index.shtml http://www.actiononinnovation.ca/en/index.shtml The Coalition for Action on Innovation in Canada (CAIC) has released “An Action Plan for Prosperity“. MPI Research Director Kevin Stolarick and Executive Director James Milway are members of CAIC and contributed to the report.

]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 How SoHo Can Save the Suburbs http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575535880450842698.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575535880450842698.html The Wall Street Journal
Smart ‘edge cities’ are turning their shuttered malls and aging office parks into hip hotspots

]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Salon Camden@MPI: His Excellency Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#dr-apj-abdul-kalam http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#dr-apj-abdul-kalam Salon Camden@MPI Presents:

His Excellency Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the Former President of India

Will speak on

The Knowledge Economy: Exploring the Benefits of Indo-Canadian Partnership

Details:
The Martin Prosperity Institute
MaRS Centre, Heritage Building
101 College Street, Suite 420
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7
Wed., Sept. 29th, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Refreshments will be served
The event will conclude at 11:30 a.m.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to Kim Ryan at kim.ryan@martinprosperity.org

]]> Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DiverseCity Fellows 2011: Call for Applications http://www.diversecitytoronto.ca/diversecity-fellow/ http://www.diversecitytoronto.ca/diversecity-fellow/ DiverseCity Fellows is a one-year action-oriented leadership program for rising city-builders who are deeply committed to enhancing their leadership abilities and collectively addressing issues that are critical to the future health and wealth of the Toronto region.

As a Fellow, you will participate in interactive learning sessions, networking events and a mentoring relationship with an experienced city-builder.

Throughout the program, you will connect with influencers and decision-makers across the GTA and work in teams to design and implement a city-building action project of your own.

The deadline to apply is 5:00pm on Friday, October 8, 2010.

For more information visit: diversecitytoronto.ca/diversecity-fellow or email fellows@diversecitytoronto.ca

]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 U.S. Innovation Clustered on Coasts http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/09/22/us-innovation-clustered-on-coasts/ http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/09/22/us-innovation-clustered-on-coasts/ The Wall Street Journal
“U.S. innovation is most concentrated on the coasts, with the highest density on the West Coast, according to urban theorist Richard Florida.”

]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 How Toronto Measures Up: Comparing the City to its North American Peers http://martinprosperity.org/media/pdfs/toronto_election_series-Toronto-in-the-creative-age.pdf http://martinprosperity.org/media/pdfs/toronto_election_series-Toronto-in-the-creative-age.pdf In February 2009, Roger Martin and Richard Florida released Ontario in the Creative Age, a study of the changing composition of Ontario’s economy that provided recommendations on how the province can remain prosperous and globally competitive.

As part of the Cities Centre’s Toronto 2010 Election Series we’ve prepared Toronto in the Creative Age, a more modest research brief that aims to do something similar for the city of Toronto. Its release is accompanied by an Insight on the topic.

]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Buses The Answer? http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/2010/09/buses-the-answer.html http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/2010/09/buses-the-answer.html CBC Metro Morning

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Chronicler of the Creative Class http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2010/9/Green+Living/Chronicler-of-the-Creative-Class http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2010/9/Green+Living/Chronicler-of-the-Creative-Class Chronogram Magazine
“The urban studies theorist Richard Florida isn’t from the city. Born to a working-class family in New Jersey, he earned his PhD from Columbia University, taught for years at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, and is currently a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, said an article posted to the website of Chronogram Magazine on August 27.”

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 City’s diversity should be more than a slogan http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/855089--city-s-diversity-should-be-more-than-a-slogan http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/855089--city-s-diversity-should-be-more-than-a-slogan Toronto Star

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Attracting Smart People to Your Community Accelerates Entrepreneurship http://www.fastcompany.com/1685910/attracting-smart-people-to-your-community-accelerates-entrepreneurship http://www.fastcompany.com/1685910/attracting-smart-people-to-your-community-accelerates-entrepreneurship Fast Company

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Durham lauded for creative job potential http://www.heraldsun.com/printer_friendly/9306618 http://www.heraldsun.com/printer_friendly/9306618 The Herald Sun

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Researchers Propose Buses to Ease Toronto's Class Divide http://torontoist.com/2010/08/researchers_map_a_divided_toronto.php http://torontoist.com/2010/08/researchers_map_a_divided_toronto.php Torontoist
A map of Toronto, created by research associates at Richard Florida’s Martin Prosperity Institute, and released last week as part of a series of mayoral election–themed research briefs—depicts a city divided not by political affiliation (as the electoral colour scheme indicates), but by occupation and access to public transit.

]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Geography of Service Work in Toronto http://www.martinprosperity.org/insights/insight/geography-of-service-work-in-toronto http://www.martinprosperity.org/insights/insight/geography-of-service-work-in-toronto As part of the Cities Centre’s Toronto 2010 Election series, we prepared a research brief that analyzes the location of Toronto’s service class jobs and their connections to transit. Our analysis found that while the service class makes up the largest share of jobs in Toronto, creative class workplaces have significantly better access to the city’s fastest transit infrastructure.

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 20 Best Cities to Find Jobs http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/20-best-cities-to-find-jobs http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/20-best-cities-to-find-jobs Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 U.S. rethinks subsidies for home ownership http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/us-rethinks-subsidies-for-home-ownership http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/us-rethinks-subsidies-for-home-ownership Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Great Reset and the future of Tor-Mon-tawa, Canada http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/07/14/the-great-reset-and-the-future-of-toronto/ http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/07/14/the-great-reset-and-the-future-of-toronto/ National Post
“The Great Reset is a recent book by author and ‘thought leader’ Richard Florida that came about after he was commissioned to write a cover story for Atlantic magazine on ‘How the Crash is Reshaping America’ The article appeared in March 2009, the very month the rally started to gain steam.”

]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Why Canada needs a Great Reset http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Canada+needs+Great+Reset/3243806/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Canada+needs+Great+Reset/3243806/story.html Ottawa Citizen

]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 America needs to make its bad jobs better http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8e85ece-8865-11df-aade-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8e85ece-8865-11df-aade-00144feabdc0.html Financial Times

]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 HST Implemented in Ontario and BC http://www.globalnational.com/video/index.html?releasePID=BkNaW8VKEesflecx_em0F1Ziotlcl7E9 http://www.globalnational.com/video/index.html?releasePID=BkNaW8VKEesflecx_em0F1Ziotlcl7E9 Global National
James Milway, executive director of the Rotman School’s Martin Prosperity Institute, commented on the implementation of the GST on July 1 in a report on Global National on June 30.

]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The movement out of gay enclaves is a sign of rising social tolerance http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-movement-out-of-gay-enclaves-is-a-sign-of-rising-social-tolerance/article1624990/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-movement-out-of-gay-enclaves-is-a-sign-of-rising-social-tolerance/article1624990/ Globe and Mail
“The database also confirms earlier research by Richard Florida, an American urban studies theorist who is head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management. Prof. Florida correlates high concentrations of high-tech workers, artists, lesbians and gay men with a higher level of economic development, and believes this creative class brings energy and innovation to cities.”

]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 World's headed for another Great Reset, says urban guru http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/florida-07-05-2010 http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/florida-07-05-2010 The Hill Times
“Richard Florida says society is in ‘the midst of a tectonic shift to a fundamentally new economic order, the shift from an industrial to an idea-driven economy.’ It’s headed for another Great Reset.”

]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Our economic future is not what it used to be Our%20economic%20future%20is%20not%20what%20it%20used%20to%20be%20%20Read%20more:%20http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/28/1701223/our-economic-future-is-not-what.html#ixzz0t0IvsLOh Our%20economic%20future%20is%20not%20what%20it%20used%20to%20be%20%20Read%20more:%20http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/28/1701223/our-economic-future-is-not-what.html#ixzz0t0IvsLOh Miami Herald

]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Business Books http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1999420,00.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1999420,00.html TIME Magazine
“In his latest effort, The Great Reset, Florida explains how societies are ‘reset’ during times of turmoil.”

]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Urban Lands of Opportunity http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/jobs/27pre.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/jobs/27pre.html New York Times

]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Arts meets high-tech in the new Stratford http://www.thestar.com/business/article/825603--arts-meets-high-tech-in-the-new-stratford http://www.thestar.com/business/article/825603--arts-meets-high-tech-in-the-new-stratford Toronto Star
“It will be difficult to convince young people to move away from the ‘thick’ job market in big cities, said Kevin M. Stolarick, research director of The Martin Prosperity Institute with the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management.”

]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Out with the old http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/jobs/out_with_the_old_jr8tkvUDhSIZmVeBjw0cJM http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/jobs/out_with_the_old_jr8tkvUDhSIZmVeBjw0cJM New York Post
“To Richard Florida, calling today’s economic woes the “Great Recession” doesn’t begin to describe the tectonic forces at work.”

]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Thinking beyond job creation http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/1099570 http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/1099570 NB Business Journal
“Kevin Stolarick has a four-point plan to make Atlantic Canada grow. The research director of Toronto’s Martin Prosperity Institute says his process is not an easy fix of the region’s trend of so-called brain drain, but he can offer some lessons from his travels.”

]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida pushes the reset button http://www.obj.ca/Opinion/Capital-Gains/2010-06-17/article-1343928/Richard-Florida-pushes-the-reset-button/1 http://www.obj.ca/Opinion/Capital-Gains/2010-06-17/article-1343928/Richard-Florida-pushes-the-reset-button/1 Ottawa Business Journal

]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Food Deserts in Toronto and Chicago http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#food-deserts-in-toronto-and-chicago http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#food-deserts-in-toronto-and-chicago New Insights have been published about food deserts in Toronto and Chicago.

]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 On the rails http://www.ottawacitizen.com/rails/3134063/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/rails/3134063/story.html Ottawa Citizen
How important is high-speed rail between Ottawa and Toronto? Richard Florida says it is a “game-changer.”

]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 College grads will do just fine: This is a tale of two downturns http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/06/09/2010-06-09_college_grads_will_do_just_fine_this_is_a_tale_of_two_downturns.html http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/06/09/2010-06-09_college_grads_will_do_just_fine_this_is_a_tale_of_two_downturns.html The Daily News (New York)

]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The new abnormal http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/abnormal/3129372/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/abnormal/3129372/story.html Ottawa Citizen
“Richard Florida in his new book The Great Reset notes that families during the Depression quickly bought the new invention of radio because it was, after the initial hefty investment, a cheap form of entertainment.”

]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Homeownership Is Overrated http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559004575256703021984396.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTTopCarousel_4 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559004575256703021984396.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTTopCarousel_4 Wall Street Journal
Today’s economy requires a more mobile workforce.

]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto could use a good civic crisis http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/812766--richard-florida-toronto-could-use-a-good-civic-crisis http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/812766--richard-florida-toronto-could-use-a-good-civic-crisis Toronto Star
“But resets are times when the fortunes of cities, regions and nations change dramatically. They are times of chaos and suffering, but also of tremendous innovation.”

]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Canada’s smartest cities 2010 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/20/canadas-smartest-cities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/20/canadas-smartest-cities/ Maclean’s
“And, says Kevin Stolarick, research director of Toronto’s Martin Prosperity Institute, as places become more prosperous, they become happier.”

]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 This man is working on a cloud http://www.martinprosperity.orgThis%20man%20is%20working%20on%20a%20cloud http://www.martinprosperity.orgThis%20man%20is%20working%20on%20a%20cloud Financial Post
“Those notions and an appreciation of urban studies guru Richard Florida’s observations of a new “untethered” workforce inspired Mr. Coish, who spent years in the traditional agency world, to open Cloud Advertising Agents, an agency with no office.”

]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 We're smart, now let's get creative http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/smart+creative/3064498/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/smart+creative/3064498/story.html Ottawa Citizen
“Renowned futurist Dr. Richard Florida places Ottawa among the top three cities in North America in his creative class rankings. With the right leadership, self-confidence, and a promotional energy, Ottawa will be Canada’s creative economy capital.”

]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Urban Fellows Program http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/hr/jobs.nsf/73d8f37fbff29b7385256fe0003ff434/5140271a37e6f2db8525771b0056ee7e?OpenDocument http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/hr/jobs.nsf/73d8f37fbff29b7385256fe0003ff434/5140271a37e6f2db8525771b0056ee7e?OpenDocument The City of Toronto has opened up a call for applications for the 2010/2011 Toronto Urban Fellows Program, which provides talented new professionals with an intensive introduction to the governance, operations and administration of Canada’s largest city through a combination of full-time work experience and participation in a series of seminars, tours and workshops.

The deadline for applying to the program is May 31, 2010.

The primary eligibility criteria is that candidates must have graduated with a Master’s degree or PhD within the past three years. Internationally educated professionals are welcome and encouraged to apply.

For details about the Toronto Urban Fellows program (placements, salary & benefits, eligibility requirements, application process, etc.), please visit: http://www.toronto.ca/urbanfellows

]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida on CITY TV http://site.bttoronto.ca/video/?bcpid=2567424001&bclid=4472983001&bctid=86626619001 http://site.bttoronto.ca/video/?bcpid=2567424001&bclid=4472983001&bctid=86626619001 Richard Florida was a guest on CITY TV’s Breakfast Television on May 19. He discussed his new book, The Great Reset.

]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Blue-Collar Blues http://www.newsweek.com/id/238110 http://www.newsweek.com/id/238110 Newsweek
“As the economy rebounds, can we transform America’s service sector jobs into higher-paying careers?”

]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Boulder, Colorado a Magnet for High-Tech Start-Ups http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/business/14boulder.html?src=busln http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/business/14boulder.html?src=busln New York Times
“The recipes of other cities for creating the next Silicon Valley usually leave out a few main ingredients. Richard Florida, who wrote ‘The Rise of the Creative Class’ and studies why certain cities foster creativity, cites three crucial factors: talented people and a high quality of life that keeps them around, technological expertise, and an open-mindedness about new ways of doing things, which often comes from a strong counterculture.”

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 One person's Eden is another's nightmare http://www.timescolonist.com/travel/person+Eden+another+nightmare/3026901/story.html http://www.timescolonist.com/travel/person+Eden+another+nightmare/3026901/story.html Times Colonist
“A couple of years ago, Florida wrote the book Who’s Your City. In it, he says that where we live is as important as what we do for a living and who we spend our lives with. His book deals primarily with the U.S. and metropolitan areas, but his basic points are relevant when it comes to Port Alberni and Campbell River.”

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Ready, reset, go! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/review-the-great-reset-how-new-ways-of-living-and-working-drive-post-crash-prosperity-by-richard-florida/article1569146/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/review-the-great-reset-how-new-ways-of-living-and-working-drive-post-crash-prosperity-by-richard-florida/article1569146/ Globe and Mail
“Richard Florida says it’s time to stop propping up the old economy. His solution? Ditch the car, live downtown and become a renter.”

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida The Great Reset Podcast http://www.totalpicture.com/shows/leadership/richard-florida-the-great-reset-podcast.html http://www.totalpicture.com/shows/leadership/richard-florida-the-great-reset-podcast.html Total Picture Radio
How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post Crash Prosperity: A Conversation with Richard Florida

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Cities: SMALL is the big idea http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Cities+SMALL+idea/3031135/story.html http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Cities+SMALL+idea/3031135/story.html Montreal Gazette
“Local entrepreneurship, arts and cultural industries … have become the core stuff of economic development, writes Richard Florida in The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity.”

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Getting Behind a Turnaround Or Molding Midtown http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/05/13/4219/ http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/05/13/4219/ time.com
“Strong university towns like Atlanta, Boston and San Jose benefit from having students and faculty there – living, working and buying stuff, Stolarick said. The people benefit because the university typically brings great speakers and events to town. The surrounding city also tends to have greater access to technology, like city-wide Wifi.”

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Kevin Stolarick Interviewed on WDET's Craig Fahle Show http://www.wdetfm.org/audio/craigfahle/112/CFS_5-12.mp3 http://www.wdetfm.org/audio/craigfahle/112/CFS_5-12.mp3 WDET

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 America's Future: Say Goodbye to the Car and House http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/05/americas-future-say-goodbye-to-the-car-and-house/56595/ http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/05/americas-future-say-goodbye-to-the-car-and-house/56595/ The Atlantic
“Richard Florida, Atlantic contributor and author of The Great Reset, thinks the American dream might get a divorce from the house and car. Cars make sense for suburbanites commuting into a dense big city on cheap gas and open roads. The future of America is crowded with expanding mega-tropolises and mega-regions stitched together with public transit and high speed rail.”

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida and The Great Reset http://www.planetizen.com/node/44153 http://www.planetizen.com/node/44153 Planetizen
The Urbanophile reviews Richard Florida’s new book, defending his populist approach and tackling Florida’s central arguments of investing in the grassroots, encouraging “rentership” and the fundamental societal changes coming soon.

]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Census: Share of Americans on the move edging up http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FK18LG0.htm http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FK18LG0.htm Bloomberg Businessweek
“This is the absolute worst time to lose our residential mobility,” said Richard Florida, a professor of U.S. urban theory at the University of Toronto, citing the fledgling economic recovery. “It’s important for people to move to where the new opportunities are, because that is the cornerstone of our idea-driven economy.”

]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Opinion: Who Speaks for Toronto? http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/76743--opinion-who-speaks-for-toronto http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/76743--opinion-who-speaks-for-toronto CityTV
“But size does matter. As Richard Florida notes in Who’s Your City? (2009), Canada is more urban than much of the United States and even parts of Europe: approximately 80 per cent of the country’s population lives on two per cent of our land area. “

]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Census: Share of Americans who move edges up http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-census-mobility,0,332779.story http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-census-mobility,0,332779.story LA Times
“Communities with lower levels of mobility do have higher levels of trust and well-being, but they also have much less higher rates of productivity and innovation,” said Richard Florida, a professor of U.S. urban theory at the University of Toronto. “I would err in a downturn on making sure people have economic opportunities.”

]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 A New Name for a New Economy http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Issues/The-Economy/2010/05/05/Richard-Florida-on-the-Great-Reset.aspx http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Issues/The-Economy/2010/05/05/Richard-Florida-on-the-Great-Reset.aspx The Fiscal Times
“Richard Florida, author of the new book ‘The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity’, argues that periods of economic distress can ultimately lead to significant demographic change — and that to capitalize on the changes to come, we need to develop and embrace the creative abilities of our citizens in order to take advantage of a nimble new economy.”

]]> Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida's Creative Destruction, Spatial Fix and The Great Reset http://www.fastcompany.com/1637457/richard-floridas-creative-destruction http://www.fastcompany.com/1637457/richard-floridas-creative-destruction Fast Company
“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.”

]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida: How the Recession Will Shape Our Economy — and Our Society http://blogs.bnet.com/business-news/?p=1573 http://blogs.bnet.com/business-news/?p=1573 BNET
“Richard Florida’s latest book, The Great Reset, looks at the lasting effects of economic recessions: how they’ve shaped our society in the past, and how the one we’re currently in will do so again over the next few decades.”

]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Conference on Canada’s Prosperity 2010 http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/conference_on_canadas_prosperity_2010/ http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/conference_on_canadas_prosperity_2010/ The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity releases its annual Report on Canada on Tuesday, June 8 from 8:00 a.m. to noon in Toronto.

For more information or to register click here

]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Housebound: Why Owning a Home can be Bad for Canada http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article1553166.html http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article1553166.html ctv.ca

]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto a ‘laboratory of urban innovation' http://www.thestar.com/yourcitymycity/article/802934--toronto-a-laboratory-of-urban-innovation http://www.thestar.com/yourcitymycity/article/802934--toronto-a-laboratory-of-urban-innovation Toronto Star
“Like kindred spirit Richard Florida, lured from Carnegie Mellon University three years ago to head Toronto’s new Martin Prosperity Institute, Kaplan promotes suitable cities as ‘hot spots of urban innovation’.”

]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Die Stadt, Lebensraum der kreativen Klasse http://www.welt.de/die-welt/kultur/article7405510/Die-Stadt-Lebensraum-der-kreativen-Klasse.html http://www.welt.de/die-welt/kultur/article7405510/Die-Stadt-Lebensraum-der-kreativen-Klasse.html welt.de
The MPI’s Charlotta Mellander has authored a column in one of Europe’s larger daily papers, Die Welt.

]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Great Reset - Book of the Week http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/fareed.zakaria.gps/ http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/fareed.zakaria.gps/ cnn.com
“The book puts quite a positive spin on the recent recession, the Great Depression and other times of economic stress. These periods are, according to Florida, times of great innovation, invention and risk taking. So if you’re looking for a book to brighten your outlook on current events, pick up this one!”

]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida Resets http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2010/apr/27/richard-florida-resets/ http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2010/apr/27/richard-florida-resets/ wnyc.org

“Economic crises present opportunities for social and economic resets. Author and economic development expert Richard Florida gives his view of what’s ahead in his new book, The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity.”

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 'Great Reset' Argues Against 'House Passion' http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126297578 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126297578 NPR
“Urban thinker Richard Florida agrees that owning a home is not always better than renting. In his new book The Great Reset, Florida quotes an economist who believes “America needs to get over its house passion.” Florida talks to Steve Inskeep about new ways to live and work post-recession.”

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Stop Wasting a Good Panic http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=ajUzGyWTWiVk http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=ajUzGyWTWiVk bloomberg.com
“To understand why today’s crisis is a truly terrible thing to waste, consider the Panic of 1873, says Richard Florida in his latest ode to economic innovation, ‘The Great Reset’.”

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Higher Education's Role in City Building http://www.modeldmedia.com/speakerseries/may2010.aspx http://www.modeldmedia.com/speakerseries/may2010.aspx Kevin Stolarick, research director of The Martin Prosperity Institute, will speak at the Model D Speaker Series May 12 at the Westin Book Cadillac in downtown Detroit. The discussion is on higher education’s role in city building.

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida Discusses The Great Reset on BNN http://watch.bnn.ca/clip294095#clip294095 http://watch.bnn.ca/clip294095#clip294095 “How has the global financial meltdown affected cities around the world? BNN speaks to urbanist Richard Florida, author of the new book, ‘The Great Reset’.”

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The U.S. Economy Needs a Host of Angel Investors http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/apr2010/pi20100419_112659.htm http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/apr2010/pi20100419_112659.htm BusinessWeek
“Our economic system needs to stop channeling funds into super-risky, highly leveraged, and speculative areas,” writes Richard Florida in The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity. “Instead we must return to the original vision and purpose of the financial markets: supporting innovation and the growth of the real economy,” adds Florida, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business.

]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Shinan: Gaga leaves Rufus ‘amazed, horrified’ http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/shinan/archive/2010/04/19/shinan-gaga-leaves-rufus-amazed-horrified.aspx http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/shinan/archive/2010/04/19/shinan-gaga-leaves-rufus-amazed-horrified.aspx National Post
Toronto’s rock star urban theorist Richard Florida tells the latest Toronto Life this month that the band Black Sabbath “is still underrated.”

]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 You Are Where You Live: What Makes a Perfect Neighborhood? http://www.good.is/post/you-are-where-you-live-what-makes-a-perfect-neighborhood/ http://www.good.is/post/you-are-where-you-live-what-makes-a-perfect-neighborhood/ GOOD
Interview with Richard Florida on what makes a perfect neighborhood.

]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Home renos point to healthy economy http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/tradingdesk/archive/2010/04/16/home-renos-point-to-healthy-economy.aspx http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/tradingdesk/archive/2010/04/16/home-renos-point-to-healthy-economy.aspx National Post
“It may be that people who can’t sell their homes are deciding that, if they have to stay put, they might as well renovate,” says Richard Florida.

]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Social Responsiblity: Global Health Perspectives http://martinprosperity.org/media/GHRC2010-14April.pdf http://martinprosperity.org/media/GHRC2010-14April.pdf The 8th Annual Global Health Conference will be held on Tuesday, May 4 from 8:30-5:00 at the University of Toronto.

The MPI’s Marisol D’Andrea is a participating artist in the exhibition of student and community art. ‘Clear Eyes, Full Hearts: Social Responsibility Today’ is presented as part of the Conference in conjunction with the Stone Lobby Student Curators Exhibition.

Click here for more information on the conference and the exhibition.

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307358295&ref=author_florida http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307358295&ref=author_florida “Richard Florida, bestselling author of Who’s Your City? and The Rise of the Creative Class, returns with a much-needed and original vision as we emerge from the economic downturn, illuminating the incredible opportunity our times present for rethinking our future.”

The Great Reset will be released in Canada on April 27th by Random House Canada.

]]> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Do Smarter Workers Work Less? http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/do-smarter-workers-work-less/ http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/do-smarter-workers-work-less/ The New York Times
Richard Florida has parsed the data to focus on what makes a state’s labor force more or less likely to work longer weeks and get higher pay.

]]> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Call for Submissions: Site-Specific Installation - Hart House http://martinprosperity.org/media/HH%20Call%20for%20Submissions.pdf http://martinprosperity.org/media/HH%20Call%20for%20Submissions.pdf The Hart House Art Committee is accepting proposals for artworks from any University of Toronto
student (full-time, part-time, undergraduate, or graduate) to be exhibited within Hart House on the St.George Campus.

EXTENDED DEADLINE for submissions is May 15, 2010

Click here for more information

]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Designing the City of Tomorrow -- Are We Thinking Boldly Enough? http://www.canurb.com/events/event_list.php?status=12&highlight=1&event_type=2 http://www.canurb.com/events/event_list.php?status=12&highlight=1&event_type=2 The Canadian Urban Institute and the Cities Centre, University of Toronto, present:

Designing the City of Tomorrow — Are We Thinking Boldly Enough?

Thursday, April 15, 2010
7:45 – 9:45 a.m.
Innis Town Hall (U of T)
2 Sussex Ave.
Toronto, ON

This latest session from the Election Issues Series is presented by The Canadian Urban Institute and the Cities Centre, University of Toronto, in collaboration with the Council for Canadian Urbanism, the Design Industry Advisory Committee and the Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto.

]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 University of Toronto Friends of Planning Spring Social http://www.geog.utoronto.ca/alumni/pac/news-events/2010-Spring%20Social-Ticket%20Form%20-for%20website.pdf http://www.geog.utoronto.ca/alumni/pac/news-events/2010-Spring%20Social-Ticket%20Form%20-for%20website.pdf The University of Toronto’s 14th Annual Friends of Planning Spring Social will be held on Thursday April 15th from 7-9 pm in the Hart House Great Hall.

Join The Honourable David Peterson, Chancellor of the University of Toronto and Chair of
the Successful Pan-Am Games 2015 Toronto Bid Committee, for a discussion of how
Toronto’s moment has finally arrived as an international event host city. Winning the Games
is a transformative victory for the Greater Toronto Area that will result in the acceleration
of planned developments and infrastructure such as the West Don Lands “Pan American
Village”, and will leave a legacy of six premiere sport facilities across the region.

]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Ontario education plans don't take into account what Catholic colleges do best http://www.catholicregister.org/content/view/3945/855 http://www.catholicregister.org/content/view/3945/855 Catholic Register
The patent obsession is a mistake, said James Milway, who is executive director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto. “From a purely utilitarian angle, it’s not about science and engineering,” Milway told The Catholic Register. “It’s as much about the liberal arts.”

]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Panelists Announced for Release of Working Paper 13 on Management Strength in the Retail Sector http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/institute_to_release_working_paper_13_management_matters_in_canada_retail_i/ http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/institute_to_release_working_paper_13_management_matters_in_canada_retail_i/ The Martin Prosperity Institute’s sister institute, The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, is pleased to announce two panelists who will be joining Roger Martin at the release of our Working Paper on the strength of retail management in Ontario and Canada:

Dene Rogers, President & CEO of Sears Canada Inc.

David Soberman, Marketing Professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

The Working Paper features new research on the quality of retail in management in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

The release of the Working Paper by Roger Martin and the panelists’ discussion will take place at The Rotman School of Management, Fleck Atrium, 105 St. George Street, 8:00 am to 10:00 am on Thursday, April 8, 2010.

There is no charge for this event, but space is limited. Registration is required.

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida, an American in Canada, predicts talent will leave the U.S. for other countries http://www.torontolife.com/daily/informer/the-new-normal/2010/03/16/richard-florida-an-american-in-canada-predicts-talent-will-keep-leaving-the-u-s-for-other-countries/ http://www.torontolife.com/daily/informer/the-new-normal/2010/03/16/richard-florida-an-american-in-canada-predicts-talent-will-keep-leaving-the-u-s-for-other-countries/ Toronto Life
Richard Florida is soothsaying once more. The U of T professor told BusinessWeek that American ingenuity—which is often foreign ingenuity—is waning because the world’s most talented individuals are either not coming to America or are being seduced away from America by such countries as Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The creative economy in Ontario: A Prince Edward County case example http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/events/Creative%20Economy%20Seminars.php http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/events/Creative%20Economy%20Seminars.php Dan Taylor (Prince Edward County Economic Development)and Dr. Greg Spencer(Munk Centre, University of Toronto) will present ‘The creative economy in Ontario: A Prince Edward County case example’ as the next installment of the Creative Economy Seminar Series at Queen’s University.

The seminar will take place on Tuesday March 23 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM in Room 304, Goodes Hall.

]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Management Strength in the Retail Sector http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/institute_to_release_working_paper_13_management_matters_in_canada_retail_i/ http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/events/institute_to_release_working_paper_13_management_matters_in_canada_retail_i/ The Martin Prosperity Institute’s sister institute, The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, is pleased to announce the release of Working Paper 13 on management strength in the retail sector on April 8, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at The Rotman School of Management.

The Working Paper features recent research done by the Institute on the strength of management in Canada’s and Ontario’s retail sector.The Working Paper follows the Institute’s work on Canada and Ontario’s manufacturing sector, presented in Working Paper 12, Management matters.

There is no charge for this event, but space is limited. Registration is required.

]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Olive: Who will be tomorrow's builders? http://www.thestar.com/yourcitymycity/article/775835--olive-who-will-be-tomorrow-s-builders http://www.thestar.com/yourcitymycity/article/775835--olive-who-will-be-tomorrow-s-builders thestar.com
“Toronto is the most ambitious place I’ve lived,” says Richard Florida, the urban-policy guru who heads up the Martin Prosperity Institute, a think-tank at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

]]> Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 'Campers' plot path to success http://recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2473092 http://recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2473092 Brockville Recorder and Times
Kevin Stolarick is the research director with the Martin Prosperity Institute, a University of Toronto think-tank that has been taking part in the “Agenda …

]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Higher Education and the Creative Economy http://nuke.creative-campus.org.uk/ http://nuke.creative-campus.org.uk/ The MPI’s Kevin Stolarick will be speaking at the University of Southampton’s conference on Higher Education and the Creative Economy on March 23rd. He will present a keynote called “The University and the Creative Economy: Is This Thing On?”.

The conference takes place in Southampton, UK on March 22nd and 23rd.

]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The TTC that could be http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2620324 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2620324 National Post
Kevin Stolarick writes: “It’s time for the service sector to undertake the same kind of transformation. Services are the jobs of the future. Production might move to China or India, but the financing, marketing, advertising, design and sales are still run out of New York and Toronto. And, most service work cannot be shipped offshore — how would you offshore your haircut or your dry cleaning?”

]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Is America Really Ahead in the Olympic Medal Count? http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/02/is-america-really-ahead-in-the-olympic-medal-count/36681/ http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/02/is-america-really-ahead-in-the-olympic-medal-count/36681/ The Atlantic
So with the help of my statistically minded colleagues at the University of Toronto’s Martin Prosperity Institute, I decided to take a different kind of look. We rated and ranked medal performance by the size of each country’s population. We’ve dubbed this new ranking system the Winter Olympic Medals Per Capita Metric, WMPC for short, where we rank medals per one million people.

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 How High-Speed Rail Can Help Expand the Economy http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2010/02/how_high-speed_rail_can_help_expand_the_economy.php http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2010/02/how_high-speed_rail_can_help_expand_the_economy.php The Atlantic
It’s been hard to justify high-speed rail (HSR) projects in terms of conventional cost-benefit analysis. But, it may be time to rethink—and broaden—the way we think of the benefits of HSR. HSR’s benefits are usually thought of in terms of lowering transport costs by reducing problems like gridlock, pollution, and travel time. But the real benefit of HSR may turn on its ability to expand economic growth, according to a new analysis by my colleagues at the Martin Prosperity Institute.

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 New Insight: A Broader Perspective on High-Speed Rail http://martinprosperity.org/insights/insight/high-speeds-high-costs-hidden-benefits-a-broader-perspective-on-high-speed-rail http://martinprosperity.org/insights/insight/high-speeds-high-costs-hidden-benefits-a-broader-perspective-on-high-speed-rail Typical cost-benefit analysis of high-speed rail considers benefits like reduced travel times, reduced congestion, and reduced pollution. The new issue of Insights makes a case that other economy-expanding effects should also be considered: expansion of the labour pool and job market, and extension of the effects of major infrastructure across the broader region.

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Summer School on Management of Creativity in an Innovation Society http://expertise.hec.ca/management_creation/en/ http://expertise.hec.ca/management_creation/en/ This two-week intensive program is offered by HEC Montréal and the University of Barcelona,
in collaboration with ESADE and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Discover and experience
two of the most creative cities in the world.

Montreal : July 2nd to 9th
Barcelona : July 10th to 17th

]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Does Education Make You Happy? http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/does-education-make-you-happy/ http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/does-education-make-you-happy/ The New York Times
Now Richard Florida, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and his colleague Charlotta Mellander have taken a closer look at the metropolitan well-being numbers. They found moderate correlations between happiness and other factors, like wages, unemployment and output per capita.

]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Oh happy days: Silicon Valley tops the happy charts http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ontheblock/detail?&entry_id=57388 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ontheblock/detail?&entry_id=57388 San Francisco Chronicle
Richard Florida points out in his commentary on the survey, published on the Atlantic Wire, the cities that fare badly for happiness — Detroit, Providence, Tampa and Jacksonville, for example — are mainly housing-dependent Sunbelt cities and Rustbelt locations that have been hard hit by what he terms the “great reset”, namely the technology-driven new geographies of living and working, which, he believes, will drive the economic recovery.

]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Call for Applications to attend Experience the Creative Economy 2010 http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#call-for-applications-to-attend-experience-the-creative-economy-2010 http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#call-for-applications-to-attend-experience-the-creative-economy-2010 Experience the Creative Economy is a unique conference which allows scholars new in their careers to experience notions of the creative economy in a small and focused setting. This conference will bring together up to 25 individuals with similar research interests to share their work, receive feedback, foster the development of effective research methods and to establish an ongoing framework of collaborative learning and mutual exchange for years to come. Learn more about the conference, and how to apply to attend.

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Rediscovering the Wealth of Places http://www.municipalworld.com/index.php/BookShop/RediscoveringTheWealthOfPlaces http://www.municipalworld.com/index.php/BookShop/RediscoveringTheWealthOfPlaces Municiapal World recently published a municipal cultural planning handbook for Canadian communities by MPI affiliate Greg Baeker.

Rediscovering the Wealth of Places is a practical introduction to core planning concepts and tools. This includes a methodology for cultural mapping and the systematic identification of a wide range of local cultural assets. A strong focus is placed on the effective integration of culture in planning across municipal departments, and with a look at some leading practices from Canada and around the world.

This important work includes chapters from Elena Bird; David T. Brown; Susan M. Gardner; Jeannette Hanna; Gord Hume; Jennifer Keesmaat; Mark Kuznicki; Colin Mercer; and Kevin Stolarick.

]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Making high-speed rail work for Ottawa http://transitottawa.sslpowered.com/transitottawa.ca/JPTO_Vol1_W2010.pdf http://transitottawa.sslpowered.com/transitottawa.ca/JPTO_Vol1_W2010.pdf The MPI’s Kevin Stolarick, Ian Swain, and Patrick Adler explain why Ottawa should integrate high-speed commuter rail into its public transit infrastructure in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Public Transit in Ottawa.

]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Great Reset http://www.creativeclass.com/richard_florida/books/the_great_reset/?theG http://www.creativeclass.com/richard_florida/books/the_great_reset/?theG Academic Director Richard Florida will release his next book “The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity” on April 27th in the United States and Canada. In its analysis of the global downtown and recovery, the book cites a wide range of studies undertaken by the institute. It is to be published by Harper Collins in the US and Random House in Canada.

For more information:
The Great Reset

To pre-order a copy:
Harper Collins (USA)
Random House (Canada)

]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Winnipeg receives high marks for creativity sector: study http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/we-have-some-talent-here-83013487.html http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/we-have-some-talent-here-83013487.html Winnipeg Free Press
A new study of creative sectors in 11 North America cities including Winnipeg gives the city high marks in a variety of categories, including No. 1 for the number of “bohemians” and No. 2 for “super creative” workers.

The study by The Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto and Pittsburgh consulting firm Catalytix Inc. used criteria touted by U.S. urban economist Richard Florida and championed locally by former Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray.

Listen to the radio interview on CJOB.

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 "Prosperity" Rules for 2010 http://getknowinggetgrowing.com/2010/01/20/prosperity-rules-for-2010.aspx http://getknowinggetgrowing.com/2010/01/20/prosperity-rules-for-2010.aspx getknowinggetgrowing.com

]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Pennsylvania Tax Incentives Questioned http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126334594759127077.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126334594759127077.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories The Wall Street Journal
Richard Florida, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, said he thinks competition among states has calmed down amid the recession because there is less to fight over. He said that while many economic-development policy makers want to use the same incentives as competing states, many academics are finding that “at best they don’t work, and at worst they’re counterproductive and wasteful.”

]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 A Nation of Hunkered-Down Homebodies http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/a-nation-of-hunkered-down-homebodies/ http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/a-nation-of-hunkered-down-homebodies/ The New York Times
Richard Florida comments on “The New ‘Means’ Migration.”

]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Ruse of the Creative Class, and a response http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_ruse_of_the_creative_class http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_ruse_of_the_creative_class The American Prospect’s Alec MacGillis critiques Richard Florida:
“Cities that shelled out big bucks to learn Richard Florida’s prescription for vibrant urbanism are now hearing they may be beyond help.”

Ryan Avent, Online Economics Editor for The Economist, responds to MacGills here:

The Urban Economy
“I am generally a fan of the American Prospect and a very big fan of the people who work there, but the magazine’s latest issue, which highlights “The Post-Boom City” on the cover strikes me as a whiff all the way around. I discuss the Special Report on manufacturing here, but I also want to say a few things about Alec MacGillis’ piece on Richard Florida and urban development.” more…

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Queen West's cool crowd meets CAMH caseload http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/queen-wests-cool-crowd-meets-camh-caseload/article1417062/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/queen-wests-cool-crowd-meets-camh-caseload/article1417062/ The Globe and Mail
Other issues persist. Kevin Stolarick, research director of the Rotman School of Management’s Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, argues that, for some portion of the CAMH population, it’s precisely the world outside – noise, traffic, garbage, drugs, rampant commercialization – that often provides triggers to mental illness and addiction. When integration is the order of the day, CAMH may no longer function as a sanctuary for those that need it.

]]> Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Biz quiz 2009: Do you remember? http://wwhttp://www.windsorstar.com/news/quiz+2009+remember/2394919/story.html http://wwhttp://www.windsorstar.com/news/quiz+2009+remember/2394919/story.html The Windsor Star
Who wrote a report released in February 2009 that says: “The long-run success of Windsor lies in Ontario and not in Michigan.”?

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Cultural Mapping and Cultural Planning: Making the Connection http://martinprosperity.org/media/cultural-mapping-conf-flyer.pdf http://martinprosperity.org/media/cultural-mapping-conf-flyer.pdf March 2-3, 2010
MaRS Centre, Toronto

Discuss. Learn. Connect.

Join cultural planning practitioners from across Ontario for an informative workshop on cultural planning and mapping. Presentations on Creative City Network of Canada’s cultural planning and mapping toolkits, panel discussions from those in the field and a facilitated discussion on what’s next will give you the knowledge and connections to move the cultural planning agenda forward in your community.

Learn more…

]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Nashville: Music City Still Rockin' http://www.foxbusiness.com/search-results/m/27977348/nashville-music-city-still-rockin.htm http://www.foxbusiness.com/search-results/m/27977348/nashville-music-city-still-rockin.htm foxbusiness.com
MPI Research cited by Nashville Mayor in Fox Business Interview

]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 How the Creative Class is Affecting the Way Businesses Think http://www.hp.com/large/campaign/input/index.html?jumpid=ex_r11400_us/en/large/IPG/ico_twtr_ http://www.hp.com/large/campaign/input/index.html?jumpid=ex_r11400_us/en/large/IPG/ico_twtr_ bigthink.com

]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto the good - but not good enough http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-the-good---but-not-good-enough http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-the-good---but-not-good-enough Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Putting Culture on the Map http://www.publicvoice.tv/profiles/blogs/dr-greg-baeker-putting http://www.publicvoice.tv/profiles/blogs/dr-greg-baeker-putting publicvoice.tv
MPI Affiliate and Cultural Mapping expert Greg Baeker interviewed on PublicVoice.tv

]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Is Life Getting Better? http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/cover-story/is-life-getting-better-ways-of-measuring-well-being-problems-with-gdp/ http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/cover-story/is-life-getting-better-ways-of-measuring-well-being-problems-with-gdp/ UofT Magazine
“In the next 20 years Ontario needs to boost the percentage of the workforce that works in creative positions from 30 to 50 per cent,” says Stolarick. “But getting to 50 per cent doesn’t mean we have to hire a lot more musicians. Getting to 50 per cent means we have to take existing jobs and make them more creative.… We need to increase the skill content, we need to increase the autonomy of the job itself, we need to make the person more responsible.”

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Montreal, Music Capital of Canada http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/musique/200912/09/01-929342-montreal-capitale-musicale-du-canada.php http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/musique/200912/09/01-929342-montreal-capitale-musicale-du-canada.php cyberpresse.ca

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Home buyers face a double whammy http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/home-buyers-face-a-double-whammy http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/home-buyers-face-a-double-whammy Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Uffe Elbaek to Speak at Salon Camden Series http://www.saloncamden.com/ http://www.saloncamden.com/ The Martin Prosperity Institute and Salon Camden invite you to a talk and dinner on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 7pm.

Uffe Elbaek, the founder and former principal of the KaosPilots – International School of New Business Design & Social Innovation will speak on The Fourth Sector: Beyond Private, Public, NGO.

For more information on the fourth sector, click here.

]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Goodbye Silicon Valley North, hello creative economy http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/goodbye-silicon-valley-north-hello-creative-economy http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/goodbye-silicon-valley-north-hello-creative-economy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 MPI Researcher to Present at Baltic Sea Region Innovation Network Seminar http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#mpi-researcher-to-present-at-baltic-sea-region-innovation-network-seminar http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#mpi-researcher-to-present-at-baltic-sea-region-innovation-network-seminar MPI researcher Patrick Adler will travel to Riga, Latvia in December to present at a seminar hosted by the Baltic Sea Region Innovation Network. He will present a paper entitled “BSR performance according to Talent, Technology and Tolerance”, which he co-wrote with MPI Visiting Researcher Charlotta Mellander. The paper will be published in an upcoming book entitled “Polaris – Navigating Transnational Innovation and Cluster Policies”.

A draft version of the paper can be viewed here.

]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Creativity the key to Durham's future, says professor Richard Florida http://newsdurhamregion.com/business/article/140253 http://newsdurhamregion.com/business/article/140253 newsdurhamregion.com
Durham Region is on the cusp of a brave new world where citizens celebrate the region’s diversity, innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration.

]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Human history has not seen change like this http://www.thespec.com/News/Business/article/674772 http://www.thespec.com/News/Business/article/674772 The Hamilton Spectator
Florida says it hasn’t been a recession or depression. He calls it a “reset.” In fact, he’s called his next book The Great Reset and says it explores “new ways of living and working that will really power long-run prosperity.”

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Urban studies author in Burlington today http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#httpwwwthespeccomnewsbusinessarticle674127 http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#httpwwwthespeccomnewsbusinessarticle674127 The Hamilton Spectator
Urban studies guru Richard Florida will be the keynote speaker at the Halton Industry Education Council’s 20th anniversary gala today being held at the Burlington Convention Centre.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Canada a mecca for music industry http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+mecca+music+industry+analysis/2215732/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+mecca+music+industry+analysis/2215732/story.html The Vancouver Sun
“Canada is home to five times as many music-industry businesses per capita than the United States, according to new analysis from the University of Toronto’s Martin Prosperity Institute”

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 At Your Service http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=7&bpn=779652&ts=2009-11-13%2020:00:00.0 http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=7&bpn=779652&ts=2009-11-13%2020:00:00.0 tvo.org
Richard Florida and panel discuss “What can we do to foster a world class service culture and transform service jobs in Toronto and the Province of Ontario?” on tvo’s ‘The Agenda with Steve Paikin’.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Strength in Services Summit http://www.strengthinservices.org/ http://www.strengthinservices.org/ Register today for ‘Strength in Services: A Summit on Transforming Service Jobs’

Join us for a day of thinking creatively about what we could do to foster a world class service culture and transform service jobs in Toronto, the region and the Province of Ontario.

Monday November 16, 2009 at the Toronto Reference Library’s Bram and Bluma Appel Salon
Moderated by Steve Paikin, host of TVO’s The Agenda

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Happy to be here http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-.ltedit_story1nov14,0,3077191.story http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-.ltedit_story1nov14,0,3077191.story The Baltimore Sun
The researchers, Peter J. Rentfrow of the University of Cambridge in England, Charlotta Mellander of the Jönköping International Business School in Sweden and Richard Florida (of “The Creative Class” fame) of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, used data from Gallup’s well-being index to figure out which states are happier than others.

]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Dane of My Existence: Madison outranks Atlanta and San Francisco for music? Easy, now. http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/blog/article_f808904a-d145-11de-96af-001cc4c002e0.html http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/blog/article_f808904a-d145-11de-96af-001cc4c002e0.html Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Toronto-affiliated Martin Prosperity Institute released the study Thursday. Dubbed The Great Musical North, the analysis takes into account the relative per-capita number of record labels, recording studios, music labels and distributers in North American metro areas of more than 500,000.

]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Kids choosing ‘experiences’ over big homes, says Richard Florida http://www.marketingmag.ca/english/news/marketer/article.jsp?content=20091113_150854_11884 http://www.marketingmag.ca/english/news/marketer/article.jsp?content=20091113_150854_11884 Florida closed by telling the media and marketing professionals in the audience that, as members of the creative class, they have an obligation to guide society get through this “economic reset.”

]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Canadian music businesses per capita: 5 http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Canadian+music+businesses+capita/2215645/story.html http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Canadian+music+businesses+capita/2215645/story.html The Gazette
“In 2009, there’s nothing that forces you to be in a big city to play music,” says Ian Swain, a researcher with the Martin Prosperity Institute. “You could conceivably record music on your computer in Nunavut, but people obviously cluster in certain cities.”

]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Interview with Richard Florida http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/884024/Interview-mit-Richard-Florida-%2528engl.%2529#/beitrag/video/884024/Interview-mit-Richard-Florida- http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/884024/Interview-mit-Richard-Florida-%2528engl.%2529#/beitrag/video/884024/Interview-mit-Richard-Florida- zdf.de
ZDFmediathek video interview with Richard Florida

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Creative Economy Seminars http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/events/Creative%20Economy%20Seminars.php http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/events/Creative%20Economy%20Seminars.php The Monieson Centre at Queen’s University begins its 2010 winter seminar series in January. The series will focus on Ontario in the Creative Age, exploring how rural businesses and communities need not get left behind as businesses rely less on physical labour and routinized tasks, and compete increasingly using talent and technology.

Seminars:

January 26, 2010
The creative economy – fact and fiction
Dr. Betsy Donald, Queen’s University

February 16, 2010
The rural creative economy: Issues and challenges
Dr. Kevin Stolarick, Martin Prosperity Institute

March 23, 2010
The creative economy In Ontario: A Prince Edward County case example
Dan Taylor, Prince Edward County Economic Development
Greg Spencer, Munk Centre

April, 27, 2010
The creative economy: Rural policy implications
Ann-Marie Kelleher, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Professor Jennifer Massey, Queen’s University

May 25, 2010
The rural creative economy: Agenda for research
Dr. Yolande Chan, Queen’s School of Business
Craig Desjardins, Prince Edward/Lennox & Addington CFDC

]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ottawa lags U.S. cities in wedding culture, business http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Urban+expert+Richard+Florida+says+Canada+lots+creativity+doesn+capitalize/2165263/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Urban+expert+Richard+Florida+says+Canada+lots+creativity+doesn+capitalize/2165263/story.html Ottawa Citizen
Canada has cities with lots of creative and tolerant people, but it falls short of the United States in turning culture into tangible economic benefits, Richard Florida told officials at City Hall Friday.

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Art Wars http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125678376301415081.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125678376301415081.html The Wall Street Journal
Both cities understand that “to build a super-competitive, super-productive society” that “can attract the world’s best and brightest” professionals from an array of industries they need a world-class arts and culture scene, says Richard Florida

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 2009 Creative Places & Spaces Conference http://creativeplacesandspaces.ca/ http://creativeplacesandspaces.ca/ Creative Places + Spaces: The Collaborative City

Dates: October 28-30, 2009
Location: Toronto
Topic: The Collaborative City

MPI Friends and Family Get 15% off
  1. Go to http://www.creativeplacesandspaces.ca
  2. Click on ‘Register’ in the upper right hand corner and complete the registration form as indicated
  3. Under “Special Needs” enter: MPI
  4. Under “If you have a registration code, enter it here” enter: cps0809
  5. Complete remainder of form and submit
]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Smart Shift http://www.financialpost.com/executive/smart-shift/story.html?id=2149172 http://www.financialpost.com/executive/smart-shift/story.html?id=2149172 Financial Post
Cities are comprised of two key components: people and infrastructure. While I have my problems with urbanologist Richard Florida’s contention that a great city is merely a matter of finding the right combination of bohos and homos, I do agree that if you attract a critical mass of appealing and creative individuals, you build a city others desire to live in.

]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Personality maps characterize Chicagoans http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-talk-chicago-personalitiesoct26,0,5565264.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-talk-chicago-personalitiesoct26,0,5565264.story Chicago Tribune
“While Chicago’s crosstown rivalry often displays itself in the world of sports, the split may run deeper than visceral attachments to the Cubbies or the Sox. According to newly developed personality maps, the Windy City is balkanized on a whole different level”

]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Home is where the good business is http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/home-is-where-the-good-business-is http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/home-is-where-the-good-business-is Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Another crosstown divide: Personality http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/10/another-crosstown-divide-personality.html http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/10/another-crosstown-divide-personality.html Chicago BreakingNewsCenter
Stolarick used data from 2,540 Chicagoans who took the test between February 2006 and February 2008, a subset of the nearly 560,367 who took the test nationwide in that period and supplied their postal codes.

]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida to Lecture Ottawa City Council http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/bulldog/archive/2009/10/22/richard-florida-to-speak-to-ottawa-city-council.aspx http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/bulldog/archive/2009/10/22/richard-florida-to-speak-to-ottawa-city-council.aspx Ottawa Citizen
Richard Florida to address Ottawa City Hall on Oct. 30 at Andrew Haydon Hall. Attendees include council, senior staff, economic development staff and some media. There will be a question-and-answer session after his address.

]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Create WV Conference called a success http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=11722 http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=11722 wvpubcast.org
“Speakers discussed the different aspects that are involved in a Creative Community. Kevin Stolarick, research director at the University of Toronto, said the Creative Economy isn’t a fad, and that a three-pronged attack is needed”

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Risky business http://www.eyeweekly.com/blog/post/75002--risky-business http://www.eyeweekly.com/blog/post/75002--risky-business Eye Weekly
If you’re looking to become an entrepreneur, you’d better be prepared to fail — and more than once. According to Kevin Stolarick, associate director of the Toronto-based Martin Prosperity Institute, the average self-made business person takes at least three kicks at the entrepreneurial can before managing the trick of success.

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Texas Leads the US in Thrice-Married Adults http://business.theatlantic.com/2009/10/texas_leads_the_us_in_thrice-married_adults.php http://business.theatlantic.com/2009/10/texas_leads_the_us_in_thrice-married_adults.php The Atlantic
Our Richard Florida has the stats here and Catherine Rampell has a nice summary at Economix.

]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Hope for the future http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/editorial/story.html?id=65d4982f-ae58-4378-9fc7-67c42b4d9de8 http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/editorial/story.html?id=65d4982f-ae58-4378-9fc7-67c42b4d9de8 The Windsor Star
A few weeks ago, the 2009 Asia-Pacific Cities Summit was held in Korea where the heads of 157 cities from all over the world had active discussion on “the Development of a Creative City.” Prof. Richard Florida of the University of Toronto, known as an authority on the theory of “City Creation,” received wide attention as a result of his presentation: Mankind is facing the most drastic change in its history and cities, not enterprises, have to take the lead in developing the model of future economic growth.

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Create West Virginia conference tries to harness changing times http://wvgazette.com/News/200910190632 http://wvgazette.com/News/200910190632 The Charleston Gazette
It used to be where you were located was essential for regional success because the physical shipping of goods was all important, said keynote speaker Kevin Stolarick, a researcher from the University of Toronto described as “the statistician of the creative economy.”

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto the Good - and bad and sad and mellow and ... http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/710958--toronto-the-good-and-bad-and-sad-and-mellow-and http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/710958--toronto-the-good-and-bad-and-sad-and-mellow-and thestar.com
The one characteristic we share across the board? Conscientiousness, a “Canadian trait,” says Stolarick.

]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Deciding where to stake your claim http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=deciding-where-to-stake-your-claim-2009-10-15 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=deciding-where-to-stake-your-claim-2009-10-15 Daily News
“Today’s key economic factors – talent, innovation, and creativity – are not distributed evenly across the global economy. They concentrate in specific locations. In today’s creative economy, the real source of economic growth comes from the clustering and concentration of talented and productive people. The clustering force makes each of us more productive, which in turn makes the places we inhabit much more productive, generating great increases in output and wealth.”

]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Poverty gap leaves youth `on precipice' http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/706624--poverty-gap-leaves-youth-on-precipice http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/706624--poverty-gap-leaves-youth-on-precipice thestar.com
Kevin Stolarick, research director for the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, said the steady decline of North American manufacturing jobs means the city’s economic future lies in people who are “paid to think.”

]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 A great city, if you can afford it http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/10/06/a-great-city-if-you-can-afford-it.aspx http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/10/06/a-great-city-if-you-can-afford-it.aspx National Post
On the Bohemian Index —a measure of whether a region has more or fewer professional artistically creative people than the average region — Toronto scores third among its North American peers (ahead of Seattle, Boston and Chicago and just behind Vancouver and Los Angeles).

]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Jimi Hendrix and the future of North Texas http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=11124 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=11124 Forth Worth Business Press
Florida said he believes the driving force behind a strong economy for an area is directly related to the talent pool available in that area. We live in, not in the “information age,” but the “creative age,” he said.

]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Create WV Conference Features Kevin Stolarick http://www.huntingtonnews.net/local/091004-rutherford-localcreatewv.html http://www.huntingtonnews.net/local/091004-rutherford-localcreatewv.html HuntingtonNews.net
Kevin Stolarick, Research Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, will talk about the role of the creative economy and the creative class in rural America. Known as the “Official Statistician of the Creative Class,” Stolarick’s talk is entitled, “Creative Economy Outside City Limits.”

]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Soul of the City http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2009/10/soul_of_the_city.php http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2009/10/soul_of_the_city.php The Atlantic
What determines the level of attachment people have to their communities? And how do those levels of attachment and community satisfaction affect local economies? These are big questions that cross the boundaries of urbanism, economics, sociology, and psychology.

]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Next Youth-Magnet Cities http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703787204574442912720525316.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703787204574442912720525316.html The Wall Street Journal
Here’s a look at the survey’s top five cities: Washington, D.C., Seattle, New York, Portland (Ore.), and Austin (Texas).

]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Where the Kids Are Heading http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2009/09/youth_magnet_cities.php http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2009/09/youth_magnet_cities.php The Atlantic
Richard Florida’s rankings: New York City, Washington, D.C, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Chicago, and Boulder/Denver.

]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Commentary: Mom-and-Pop shops and their contribution to economic development http://www.journaltimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_214b7f74-ad1c-11de-a623-001cc4c03286.html http://www.journaltimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_214b7f74-ad1c-11de-a623-001cc4c03286.html The Journal Times.com
The “value” of the Mom-and-Pop shop extends far beyond the traditional economic metrics of business profitability and can find a home in the writings of people like Richard Florida who, as an economist and scholar, articulates as well as demonstrates the importance of “quality of life” conditions to the overall economic health of a community. These quality of life conditions speak directly to the “value-added” impact Mom-and-Pop shops have in their local community.

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 What Kind of Toronto? http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/appelsalon/city-series.jsp http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/appelsalon/city-series.jsp The MPI’s Kevin Stolarick will be participating in a panel discussion on what it takes to create a workable city as part of the City Series at the Toronto Reference Library’s Bram and Bluma Appel Salon.

]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Creative Class in the Country http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Creative+Class+country/2030974/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Creative+Class+country/2030974/story.html Ottawa Citizen
Kevin Stolarick writes: The first challenge is getting people to understand that when I say Creative Class, it is more than just your stereotypical “creatives” such as artists — the Creative Class is all about thinking. People who are being paid to think; those whose creativity generates the innovations that drive growth and prosperity…

]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Creative people help a company 'thrive' in tough times http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=54640 http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=54640 itbusiness.ca
“It’s not the machines that make the factory great,” Florida’s father told him. “It’s the intelligence of the people that work here.”

]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto’s place in the “creative economy” http://www.excal.on.ca/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7398 http://www.excal.on.ca/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7398 Excalibur
Over the past century, we’ve progressed past the Industrial Revolution, survived the birth pains of globalization and have now transcended into what some term the “creative economy.” What is this creative economy?

]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 MPI Affiliate to present at The Future of Food http://www.canurb.com/events/event_details.php?id=267 http://www.canurb.com/events/event_details.php?id=267 MPI Affiliate Dr. Betsy Donald to participate as expert panelist at the Canadian Urban Institute’s “The Future of Food: Sustainable Supply Chain Strategies for Growing Urban Regions”.

]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 GTMA International Leaders Breakfast Club kicks off with focus on Talent Crisis http://www.gtmailbc.com/ http://www.gtmailbc.com/ The GTMA’s International Leaders Breakfast Club series starts up again this fall on Wednesday September 30. The first meeting will focus on how the GTA must deal with the current Talent Crisis we face.

]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 New & Disappearing Jobs http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2009/200909/20090910.html http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2009/200909/20090910.html CBC
The MPI’s Kevin Stolarick discussed new & disappearing jobs on a segment of CBC’s ‘The Current’, broadcast on Sept 10, 2009.

]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Slouching toward utopia http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/2009-09-17/south-sound-arts/4185/ http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/2009-09-17/south-sound-arts/4185/ Weekly Volcano
Remember America’s No. 1 Wired City? But the information economy is passé now. Next up is the creative economy, as popularized by economic development hipster Richard Florida.

]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Planetizen Announces Top 100 Urban Thinkers http://hoklife.com/2009/09/16/planetizen-announces-top-100-urban-thinkers/ http://hoklife.com/2009/09/16/planetizen-announces-top-100-urban-thinkers/ Life at HOK
Jane Jacobs, #1 on the Planetizen List
Richard Florida, also on the list

]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Older women, younger men: A capital convergence http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2164572.html http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2164572.html The Sacramento Bee
In his book “Who’s Your City?” University of Toronto professor Richard Florida mapped out the ratio of single men to women ages 20 to 64 in urban areas across the United States. The resulting visual showed an astonishing pattern: The East Coast is a magnet for single women, while every metropolitan area west of Denver has a significantly higher proportion of single men.

]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 'Toronto Artmap 2009' unveiling Sept. 17 at 5:30pm Rotunda at City Hall http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/cnw/article.jsp?content=20090904_114502_6_cnw_cnw http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/cnw/article.jsp?content=20090904_114502_6_cnw_cnw Canadian Business
Artmap is a collaborative art piece by artists from each of Toronto’s 44 wards. The work has been commissioned for Manifesto Festival of Community and Culture and will be unveiled on September 17th at 5:30 in the Rotunda at City Hall. City Councillors and participating artists will be in attendance.

]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Equal rights for gays will improve economy http://www.adn.com/opinion/compass/story/916563.html http://www.adn.com/opinion/compass/story/916563.html Anchorage Daily News
In the best-selling book, “The Rise of the Creative Class,” Richard Florida points out successful, growing communities are places accepting of gay and lesbian people.

]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Defining the ‘Spirit of Toledo’ http://www.toledofreepress.com/2009/08/28/defining-the-%E2%80%98spirit-of-toledo%E2%80%99/ http://www.toledofreepress.com/2009/08/28/defining-the-%E2%80%98spirit-of-toledo%E2%80%99/ Toledo Free Press
All this begs the question that Florida asks, “Who’s your city?” What is the “personality” of our city? Or, what is the “Spirit” of Toledo?

]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 'Talent, technology and tolerance' key to attracting creative workers http://www.euractiv.com/en/enterprise-jobs/talent-technology-tolerance-key-attracting-creative-workers/article-184817 http://www.euractiv.com/en/enterprise-jobs/talent-technology-tolerance-key-attracting-creative-workers/article-184817 EurActiv.com
A leading thinker on creativity believes attracting talented people is the driving force behind successful cities. In an interview with EurActiv, Richard Florida, author of ‘The Rise of the Creative Class’, said European countries are battling to attract and retain innovative people.

]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Kevin Stolarick to speak at October conferences in Philadelphia and Huntington http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#kevin-stolarick-to-speak-at-philadelphia-conference http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#kevin-stolarick-to-speak-at-philadelphia-conference MPI Academic Director Kevin Stolarick will be speaking at two conferences this fall. The Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit runs October 5-6 in Philadelphia, PA. The Create West Virginia conference takes place October 18-20 in Huntington, WV.

]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Author: 'Talent, technology and tolerance' key to attracting creative workers http://www.euractiv.com/en/enterprise-jobs/author-talent-technology-tolerance-key-attracting-creative-workers/article-184822?Ref=RSS http://www.euractiv.com/en/enterprise-jobs/author-talent-technology-tolerance-key-attracting-creative-workers/article-184822?Ref=RSS EurActiv.com
Economic growth is driven by creativity, so if we want to increase it, we have to utilise the creativity of everyone. We are all creative beings and have the potential to [contribute to] the creative economy.

]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida to speak at the Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/814888.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/814888.html Ledger-Inquirer
The theme is “Leadership in Uncertain Times.” Those speakers include retired general and former secretary of state Colin Powell; the man who currently oversees U.S. military activity in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gen. David H. Petraeus; the president of Aflac, Paul S. Amos II; Chick-fil-A president Dan T. Cathy; MSNBC chief Washington correspondent Norah O’Donnell and Jim Blanchard, retired CEO and chairman of Synovus.

]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 CityBuilders Toronto - Call for Referrals http://www.citybuilders.to/ http://www.citybuilders.to/ CityBuilders Toronto is seeking referrals for individuals or groups to be featured in a new book and photography exhibit. They need your feedback on who these young CityBuilders are. Where are they? What are they doing and why? If you know of any young Toronto people or groups you think exemplify a CityBuilder, please go to www.citybuilders.to and submit your info by August 31st.

]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Bailout Maps http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2009/08/stimulus_geography.php http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2009/08/stimulus_geography.php The Atlantic
The bailout is massively concentrated in just a few states. Total bailout funding, according to the ProPublica data, is $476.5 billion to date.

]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Technology is no substitute for the messiness of humanity http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/technology-is-no-substitute-for-the-messiness-of-humanity-20090819-epd3.html http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/technology-is-no-substitute-for-the-messiness-of-humanity-20090819-epd3.html Brisbane Times
Academic Richard Florida tackles the enduring appeal of the city in his book Who’s Your City. He writes: ‘‘Globalisation is not flattening the world; on the contrary, the world is spiky. Place is becoming more relevant to the global economy and our individual lives. The choice of where to live, therefore, is not an arbitrary one. It is arguably the most important decision we make, as important as choosing a spouse or a career. In fact, place exerts powerful influence over the jobs and careers we have access to, the people we meet and our ‘mating markets’ and our ability to lead happy and fulfilled lives.’‘ Florida’s point is: where you live matters.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Creative Class is now in Session http://www.eyeweekly.com/getsmart/article/69588 http://www.eyeweekly.com/getsmart/article/69588 Eye Weekly
When it comes to the education you get, Milway says you don’t have to be too picky. Getting a commerce degree might be cool, but if it isn’t your thing, you should look elsewhere. “Go with what you love and life will take care of itself,” Milway advises. “Get a degree where you have some passion and where you’re invested.” But whatever you do, even if it’s learning to become an accountant (yes, accounting counts as a creatively oriented occupation) or learning a trade, don’t stop at high school. “The more education, the better,” he says.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Build a better think-tank http://www.eyeweekly.com/getsmart/article/69596 http://www.eyeweekly.com/getsmart/article/69596 Eye Weekly
The Martin Prosperity Institute isn’t your average, run-of-the-academic-treadmill brainiac camp: it’s super-cool as well. Here’s how they did it!

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Iron Chef: Richard Florida Edition http://www.eyeweekly.com/getsmart/article/69593 http://www.eyeweekly.com/getsmart/article/69593 Eye Weekly
Here’s his recipe for baking a successful creative age economy.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Diverse, talented city a laggard on innovation http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/681597 http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/681597 The Toronto Star
As we move into the creative age, Toronto must continue to build on its strengths – its multicultural and talented workforce – and leverage these to become more innovative. The stronger the Toronto CMA can perform on each of the 3Ts, the more creative and prosperous it will be.

]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida to present at the Center for Economic Growth in Albany http://bianys.com/node/632 http://bianys.com/node/632 On September 24 the Center for Economic Growth in Albany, NY is presenting a speech by Richard Florida entitled “Who’s Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making the Place Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life.”

]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Up and coming Ottawa http://www.ottawacitizen.com/coming+Ottawa/1887053/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/coming+Ottawa/1887053/story.html The Ottawa Citizen
These indices cluster ideas and clearly stem from the thinking of people such as Jane Jacobs and Richard Florida about what makes for a good city. Rankings are therefore changeable by design: Arts policies, public transit, maintenance and accessibility of recreational facilities, encouraging walkable and lively neighbourhoods and affordable and attractive space for creative industries.

]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Does Higher Unemployment Lead to More Drug Use? http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/does-higher-unemployment-lead-to-more-drug-use/ http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/does-higher-unemployment-lead-to-more-drug-use/ NYTimes.com
Luckily, as it turns out, Richard Florida has already whipped up some fascinating charts looking at many of these relationships.

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 High On Obama http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/08/high_on_obama.php http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/08/high_on_obama.php The Atlantic
Here’s incontrovertible evidence that Democrats are hippies and libertines: demographer, urban theorist, and Altantic Correspondents blogger Richard Florida finds that marijuana and cocaine use rates are higher in states that voted for Obama in November…and, more notably, that more votes for Obama actually correlate to more residents who use marijuana and cocaine.

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Wizard of Ossington http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/the-wizard-of-ossington/article1245258/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/the-wizard-of-ossington/article1245258/ The Globe and Mail
And that’s a valuable talent in a Richard Florida-influenced world that believes the creative ecosystem is the answer to every city’s dreams.

]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Incheon kicks off 80-day festival http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/08/07/200908070044.asp http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/08/07/200908070044.asp The Korea Herald
The Asia Pacific Cities Summit to be held from Sept. 15-17 will bring together top-ranking officials of the cities from around the globe to discuss creative urban development strategies. Richard Florida, renowned urban studies theorist and professor at the University of Toronto, will deliver the keynote speech on Sept. 15.

]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Home-Buying Risks Decline Along With the Rewards http://tinyurl.com/nktwra http://tinyurl.com/nktwra Bloomberg.com
Richard Florida, a business professor at Toronto University, plotted large US market percentage increases from 2006 through the first quarter of 2009. …

]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Plan to identify 'quality of place' http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090804/OPINION01/908040325/1008 http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090804/OPINION01/908040325/1008 The Tennessean – Nashville,TN,USA
This “quality of place” is what author Richard Florida writes about in his book The Rise of the Creative Class. In today’s new economy, he states that …

]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Next Level / Redrawing the Video Game Map (at a cost of $328,750 per job) http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.globeinvestor.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FGAM.20090803.RVIDEOGAMES03ART1939%2FGIStory%2F&ord=12274790&brand=glo http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.globeinvestor.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FGAM.20090803.RVIDEOGAMES03ART1939%2FGIStory%2F&ord=12274790&brand=glo ReportonBusiness.com
Ontario has been specifically inspired by the “creative cities” thesis of Richard Florida, a University of Toronto professor and consultant to Queen’s Park. …

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ten Questions with Richard Florida http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-florida-interview http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-florida-interview Trendhunter.com
Interview with Richard Florida

]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Let’s get creative about the economy http://oconallstreet.com/2009/07/30/lets-get-creative-about-the-economy/ http://oconallstreet.com/2009/07/30/lets-get-creative-about-the-economy/ O’Connall Street
… have also written on this subject most notably Richard Florida whose books include the Rise of the Creative Class and The Flight of the Creative Class …

]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Going Global From Rural America http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Going-Global-From-Rural-America-67715.html http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Going-Global-From-Rural-America-67715.html E-Commerce Times – USA
In fact, it matters more than ever, according to author Richard Florida. At the intersection of Opportunity and Culture, the concepts of Friedman and …

]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Four Efficiencies of Cities http://www.raisethehammer.org/index.asp?id=917 http://www.raisethehammer.org/index.asp?id=917 Raise the Hammer – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
In previous article, I’ve noted research (compiled by Richard Florida in his recent book Who’s Your City? ) finding that density increases the efficiency …

]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Gen. Colin Powell and Richard Florida to speak at Blanchard Leadership Forum http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/789411.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/789411.html Speakers include Aflac president and chief operating officer of Aflac U.S. Paul S. Amos, NBC News correspondent Norah O’Donnell, best-selling author and financial columnist Richard Florida, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy and Gen. David Petraeus, commander of United States Central Command.

]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Analysis: Scrutinizing Portland's arts economy http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2009/07/analysis_scrutinizing_portland_1.html http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2009/07/analysis_scrutinizing_portland_1.html OregonLive.com
The “creative class” refers to the professionals in the Pop economy theories of Richard Florida and Daniel Pink: America’s competitive future rests with a highly educated 20- and 30-something creative work force of right-brained analysts, not traditional, information-based white collar attorneys and engineers…

]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Globalization Leads to Civic Leadership Culture Dominated by Real Estate Interests http://www.newgeography.com/content/00927-globalization-leads-civic-leadership-culture-dominated-real-estate-interests http://www.newgeography.com/content/00927-globalization-leads-civic-leadership-culture-dominated-real-estate-interests NewGeography.com
Richard Florida described this in his Atlantic Monthly article on the financial crash. “As the manufacturing industry has shrunk, the local high-end services—finance, law, consulting—that it once supported have diminished as well…

]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Your City, Museums, Piano Follies, Human Nature http://knpr.org/son/archive/detail.cfm?ProgramID=1671 http://knpr.org/son/archive/detail.cfm?ProgramID=1671 KNPR – Nevada Public Radio
We talk with Author Richard Florida about his book, “Who’s Your City?” that argues people should know the temperament of the town they’re living in.

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Test of faith: In art and the economy, how do you measure success? http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/test-of-faith/Content?oid=1600342 http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/test-of-faith/Content?oid=1600342 Cleveland Scene Weekly
We have Richard Florida to thank for lumping arts and technology together, but he’s not the first to argue that a strong arts sector — which we certainly have — can lure people to cities to spend money.

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Seattle as a talentopolis: The rise of 'means metros' in America http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundeconomywithjontalton/2009504280_seattle_as_a_talentopolis_the.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundeconomywithjontalton/2009504280_seattle_as_a_talentopolis_the.html The Seattle Times
Richard Florida discusses the rise of “means metros” in an article on McKinsey & Co.‘s blog. These are the urban areas that in recent decades have gathered a disproportionate share of America’s most talented workers. Seattle is among this elite few.

]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Round Pegs in NoLA's Square Hole: Entrepreneurs Defy Recession http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/christina_davidson/2009/07/a_round_peg_in_nolas_square_hole.html http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/christina_davidson/2009/07/a_round_peg_in_nolas_square_hole.html TheAtlantic.com
Citing the work of Richard Florida, Cummings describes the city’s current era as a “creative class-led transformation of New Orleans.”

]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Is country crushing Nashville's creativity? http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090719/BUSINESS01/907190351/1003/BUSINESS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090719/BUSINESS01/907190351/1003/BUSINESS Tennessean.com
Richard Florida, the sociologist who wrote about “the creative class” as such an important ingredient for economic growth and vitality, has written that Nashville “sucked up all the growth in the music industry” between 1970 and 2004, meaning it grew more than other cities in numbers of musicians.

]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Milwaukee take note: Gay-friendly cities benefit from more economic prosperity http://www.examiner.com/x-13512-Milwaukee-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Milwaukee-take-note-Gayfriendly-cities-benefit-from-more-economic-prosperity http://www.examiner.com/x-13512-Milwaukee-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Milwaukee-take-note-Gayfriendly-cities-benefit-from-more-economic-prosperity Milwaukee Gay Community Examiner
Florida argued that educated kids are generally moving to the most “gay-friendly” cities after graduating from college because those cities tend to have the best job markets.

]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The New Geography of American Innovation http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2009/07/the_geography_of_us_innovation.php http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/2009/07/the_geography_of_us_innovation.php TheAtlantic.com
The graph below, compiled by Scott Pennington of the Martin Prosperity Institute, shows patent trends from 1976 to 2007 for the top 10 U.S. regions. The graph identifies a clear shift in the geography of patenting.

]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Accelerate the Corridor http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/accelerate-the-corridor/article1215916/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/accelerate-the-corridor/article1215916/ Globe and Mail
“Ontario in the Creative Age”, written by Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management, and Richard Florida, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute, makes the compelling case that the ability to compete in a global economy is inexorably linked to connectivity, that the rapid movement of people, goods and ideas is a critical competitive asset.

]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Home Prices Play Big Role in Americans’ Decision to Move http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/07/14/home-prices-play-big-role-in-americans-decision-to-move/ http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/07/14/home-prices-play-big-role-in-americans-decision-to-move/ The Wall Street Journal
Some economists, including urban theorist Richard Florida, have used this slowdown in mobility to argue against government policies that subsidize home ownership — the argument being that increased home ownership hampers economic flexibility by making Americans less mobile.

]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Help Desperately Wanted http://www.financialpost.com/magazine/story.html?id=1764310 http://www.financialpost.com/magazine/story.html?id=1764310 Financial Post Magazine
“Right now, with unemployment where it is, labour shortages are the furthest thing from people’s minds,” says Jim Milway, executive director of the Martin Prosperity Institute, a Toronto-based economic think tank. “But mark my words, this recession will end – whether in six, or nine, or 12 months – and those ‘Help Wanted’ signs will be going back up.”

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Top 25 cities to live for ages 20-29 http://www.examiner.com/x-13204-Dallas-Generation-Y-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Top-25-cities-to-live-for-ages-2029 http://www.examiner.com/x-13204-Dallas-Generation-Y-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Top-25-cities-to-live-for-ages-2029 Dallas Generation Y Examiner
The list was developed by Richard Florida and Kevin Slolarick at the Martin Prosperity Institute. They are based upon a variety of variables, and were conducted upon 363 metropolitan cities.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 High Speed Rail Stimulus Money http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/50258552.html http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/50258552.html IndianaNewsCenter.com
Recently, an article written by Professor Richard Florida, an American Urban Studies Theorist, stated that cities and towns not closely connected to high speed rails may miss out on economic growth opportunities in the future.

]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Gainsville Sun http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090707/ARTICLES/907071011/1002/news?Title=Why-was-Gainesville-left-off-the-top-10-list- http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090707/ARTICLES/907071011/1002/news?Title=Why-was-Gainesville-left-off-the-top-10-list- Gainesville has grown used to making various publications’ top 10 lists – including No. 1 in “Cities Ranked and Rated” in 2007 – but a couple of statistics analyzed for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine kept the city out of the “Best Cities 2009” top 10 for its July edition, and one statistic in particular shows an alarming drop in wages.

]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 PSP World http://www.pspworld.com/sony-psp/news/ubisoft-opens-studio-in-toronto-canada-010521.php http://www.pspworld.com/sony-psp/news/ubisoft-opens-studio-in-toronto-canada-010521.php The reason why software companies tend to be located in fun places is because, like Richard Florida argued in his book The Creative Class, cool people with skills want to live in nice cities.

]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Hamilton Spectator http://www.thespec.com/Opinions/article/595456 http://www.thespec.com/Opinions/article/595456 Lies, damned lies and indicators.

The Martin Prosperity Institute, utilizing Florida’s model, released a report for the Hamilton Economic Summit a couple of months ago on how Hamilton is faring on those 3Ts. It noted, “Given the challenges that Hamilton faces as it transitions from an industrial centre based on mass production into the knowledge based creative economy, the region does surprisingly better on the 3Ts of economic development than was anticipated.”

]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Arts industry is vital to economy http://www.daytondailynews.com/opinion/arts-industry-is-vital-to-economy-188072.html?showComments=true http://www.daytondailynews.com/opinion/arts-industry-is-vital-to-economy-188072.html?showComments=true Dayton Daily News
Urban theorist Richard Florida says that communities that have talent, tolerance and technology, while accommodating the cultural, creative and technological needs of talented people, are best poised to succeed in a post-industrial economy.

]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Vancouver Sun http://www.vancouversun.com/Business/Column+Another+major+Ottawa+blunder+Olympics/1754068/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/Business/Column+Another+major+Ottawa+blunder+Olympics/1754068/story.html You’ve probably read Richard Florida’s stuff — which the Obama-ites in the White House love — suggesting links between cities will create mega-hubs of economic power that are the future of the continental economy. In the Pacific Northwest, we call it Cascadia. It would be nice to be part of that.

]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/smaller-town-bigger-edge/article1206695/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/smaller-town-bigger-edge/article1206695/ Smaller town, bigger edge. What does Waterloo have that we don’t? Mennonite pragmatism and an inferiority complex.

]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Dr. Richard Florida Headlines HCI’s National Summit http://lina.dengnilai.com.cn/luc/66918 http://lina.dengnilai.com.cn/luc/66918 The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a think tank, professional association and educator in talent management strategies, announced today that Dr. Richard Florida, widely regarded as one of the most influential scholars on the shift to the new knowledge economy, will headline HCI’s inaugural National Human Capital Summit, to be held in Chicago April 6-7.

]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Who’s Your City? (and the Impact on Church Planting) http://theurbanloft.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/whos-your-city-and-the-impact-on-church-planting/ http://theurbanloft.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/whos-your-city-and-the-impact-on-church-planting/ The Urban Loft
Of all of the books I’ve read by Richard Florida this has by far been the most compelling.

]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Gay Marriage Gets a Dutch Boost http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/gay-marriage-gets-a-dutch-boost/ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/gay-marriage-gets-a-dutch-boost/ New York Times
She cited studies, by Richard Florida, an urban theorist, that some of the most promising ingredients for economic development are talent, technology and tolerance.

]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Experience the Creative Economy 2009 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/experience-the-creative-economy-2009 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/experience-the-creative-economy-2009 June 23-25, 2009

Experience the Creative Economy 2009 is designed to promote the exchange of ideas and methods, giving feedback to participants on their current research areas through group discussion. Researchers will explore the creative economy at a multi-dimensional level, focusing on theory, empirical methods, and practical applications.

Download the conference announcement

Download the conference programme

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The bottom-up process is the key to renewal, revival, Richard Florida says http://www.modeldmedia.com/inthenews/bottomuprenewal19709.aspx http://www.modeldmedia.com/inthenews/bottomuprenewal19709.aspx Model D
Richard Florida is that creative class guy. Some agree with him, some don’t. Wherever you fall on Florida, he does make some good points in his piece in the Atlantic that Detroit should pay attention to.

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 U.S. Stimulus Puts Bullet Trains on the Fast Track http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1906025,00.html http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1906025,00.html Time.com
One of the key ideas fueling HSR is that the U.S. in the 21st century has grown beyond a country of cities and suburbs to what urban-studies expert Richard Florida calls “mega-regions.”

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Managing Creative People To Keep Juices Flowing http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news9300.html http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news9300.html HartfordBusiness.com
Richard Florida, author of the best-selling book, “The Rise of the Creative Class,” and the more recently published “Flight of the Creative Class,” says creative workers constitute 30 percent of the American work force and earn 50 percent of the salaries. That’s a significant chunk of people and payroll to manage.

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 New Normal: Is the American Dream Dead? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeDICQUaDSo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeDICQUaDSo Richard Florida weighs in as “20/20” asks what the “new normal” is when it comes to getting ahead in the U.S.

]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Building on Brainpower http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/2009/06/18/9836311-sun.html http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/2009/06/18/9836311-sun.html London Free Press
Educating new generations is obviously critical. But to observers like Stolarick, the institute’s research director, so is finding ways to hang onto creative young minds after they’re done school.

]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Indice de créativité: une autre première place pour Québec http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/societe/200906/16/01-876213-indice-de-creativite-une-autre-premiere-place-pour-quebec.php http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/societe/200906/16/01-876213-indice-de-creativite-une-autre-premiere-place-pour-quebec.php An article in Le Soleil on June 16, a newspaper in Quebec City, looked at research conducted by Kevin Stolarick from the Rotman School’s Martin Prosperity Institute.

]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 David Suzuki: Are Canada’s urban mega-regions landscapes of opportunity or regret? http://www.straight.com/article-232783/david-suzuki-are-canada%3F%3Fs-urban-megaregions-landscapes-opportunity-or-regret? http://www.straight.com/article-232783/david-suzuki-are-canada%3F%3Fs-urban-megaregions-landscapes-opportunity-or-regret? _The Georgia Straight _
Dr. Florida believes the concentration of people, and especially newcomers, in these urban areas has generated many desirable benefits, such as scientific advancements; explosions of creativity in art, writing, and music; and thousands of jobs in the emerging green-tech sector.

Yet, although cities in Canada have clearly emerged as centres of human capital, their growth has had a correspondingly devastating impact on natural capital—ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, and rivers that sustain the health and well-being of the very people who live there.

]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Director Kevin Stolarick Provides Prosperity Scorecard for Quebec City http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#research-director-kevin-stolarick-provides-prosperity-scorecard-for-quebec-city http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#research-director-kevin-stolarick-provides-prosperity-scorecard-for-quebec-city Dr. Kevin Stolarick visited Quebec City this week to present findings on how Quebec City ranks in terms of prosperity.

English Presentation
Présentation française

]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Placing Creativity Conference 2009 http://placingcreativity.org/conference http://placingcreativity.org/conference June 9-11 2009
Martin Prosperity Institute

The conference is an extension of the Placing Creativity partnership which investigates the interconnection between ‘Place’ and ‘Creativity’ through a number of different dimensions.

]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/print/managing/content/jun2009/ca2009069_660226.htm http://www.businessweek.com/print/managing/content/jun2009/ca2009069_660226.htm Why Certain Cities Attract Gen Ys
by Richard Florida

]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Mayor David Miller recognizes MPI Research Director Kevin Stolarick as Creative City Builder http://placingcreativity.org/2009/06/toronto-mayor-david-miller-recognizes-mpi-research-director-kevin-stolarick-as-creative-city-builder/ http://placingcreativity.org/2009/06/toronto-mayor-david-miller-recognizes-mpi-research-director-kevin-stolarick-as-creative-city-builder/ MPI Research Director Kevin Stolarick received recognition from Toronto Mayor David Miller for Kevin’s significant contribution to the Placing Creativity Conference.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Creative Economy - what does it mean? http://www.execdigital.co.uk/The-Creative-Economy---what-does-it-mean-_26065.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/The-Creative-Economy---what-does-it-mean-_26065.aspx Exec Digital – UK
There is hope in the world of business, say some academic thinkers. It comes in the form of a concept called The Creative Economy. Two chief proponents are leading scholars Richard Florida and Roger Martin of the Martin Prosperity Institute of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 'I Live New York' initiative gains new life http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=806743&category=BUSINESS http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=806743&category=BUSINESS TimesUnion.com
The economist Richard Florida, now a professor at the University of Toronto, notes in his research that the young have always been drawn to big cities, and says today’s youth place particular emphasis on living in creative, diverse and interesting cities.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Where to Find a Job http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7687740 http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7687740 ABCNews.com
ABC News interviews Kiplinger’s Bob Frick on their report on the Ten Best Cities of 2009 to Find Work. MPI Research Director, Kevin Stolarick, is cited.

]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 MPI Affiliate Dr. David Wolfe participates in CIBC Scholar-in-Residence Lecture http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/09-0159/default.aspx http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/09-0159/default.aspx 3rd CIBC Scholar-in-Residence Lecture — 21st Century Cities: The Geography of Innovation

]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Smart Ways to Spend Infrastructure Dollars http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#smart-ways-to-spend-infrastructure-dollars http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#smart-ways-to-spend-infrastructure-dollars The Ontario Centre for Engineering and Public Policy and the Martin Prosperity Institute present “Smart Ways to Spend Infrastructure Dollars”, part of the Policy Engagement Series.

Speakers:
Dr. Chris Kennedy, Dr. Bryan Karney, Dr. Eric Miller and Dr. Marianne Hatzopoulou
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto

Thursday, May 14, 2009
12 – 2pm
Sutton Place Hotel, Stop 33 (33rd floor)
955 Bay Street, Toronto
Lunch will be served.

Pre-registration is required; please reply to info@ocepp.ca or call 416-224-1100, ext. 1204 by May 11

]]> Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Florida becomes TheAtlantic.com's Newest Correspondent http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/ http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_florida/ Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Zawya http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090429085906 http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090429085906 Global City’s inaugural Middle East edition ends on successful note

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ottawa Tech Watch http://www.ottawatechwatch.com/story.php?title=ottawa-a-hot-spring-of-innovation http://www.ottawatechwatch.com/story.php?title=ottawa-a-hot-spring-of-innovation Ottawa a “hot spring” of innovation

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 MaRS Blog http://blog.marsdd.com/2009/04/28/ontario-competes-but-has-room-to-grow/ http://blog.marsdd.com/2009/04/28/ontario-competes-but-has-room-to-grow/ Ontario competes, but has room to grow

]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Breakfast Television Toronto http://site.bttoronto.ca/video/?bcpid=2567424001&bclid=4472983001&bctid=21324093001 http://site.bttoronto.ca/video/?bcpid=2567424001&bclid=4472983001&bctid=21324093001 Who’s Your City!

]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Vancouver Sun http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/Time+Vancouver+aboard+Obama+Cascadia+Express/1537775/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/Time+Vancouver+aboard+Obama+Cascadia+Express/1537775/story.html Time for Vancouver to get aboard Obama’s Cascadia Express

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Record http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/526465 http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/526465 Region suffers from ‘brain drain’

]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Financial Times http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/12ed0ef4-2f9d-11de-a8f6-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/12ed0ef4-2f9d-11de-a8f6-00144feabdc0.html Diamond in the rust

]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Florida Weekly http://naples.floridaweekly.com/news/2009/0423/business_news/027.html http://naples.floridaweekly.com/news/2009/0423/business_news/027.html Creative minds will gather at EDC’s next Project Innovation program

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Winnipeg Free Press http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/chamber-touts-our-strengths-43527452.html http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/chamber-touts-our-strengths-43527452.html Chamber touts our strengths

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 National Public Radio (NPR) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103330070 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103330070 Scholar: It’s Time For The Post-Automotive Era

]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Bracebridge Examiner http://www.gravenhurstbanner.com/article/134007 http://www.gravenhurstbanner.com/article/134007 Arts council receives $40,000 grant for arts-in-education program

]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Las Vegas Review Journal http://www.lvrj.com/business/43330262.html http://www.lvrj.com/business/43330262.html Economic downturn called opportunity to modernize

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The New York Times http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/minority-rules-sex-ratios-and-suffrage/ http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/minority-rules-sex-ratios-and-suffrage/ Minority Rules: Sex Ratios and Suffrage

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Times Online http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/libby_purves/article6128173.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/libby_purves/article6128173.ece Move house and join your favourite cluster

]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Dr. Kevin Stolarick Featured in The Stolarick Series on Creativity Killed the Recession Blog http://www.creativitykilledtherecession.com/?p=232 http://www.creativitykilledtherecession.com/?p=232 Creativity Killed the Recession blog features Dr. Kevin Stolarick in a 4-part series.

]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Times Online http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6122339.ece http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6122339.ece Mapped out: Britain’s personality clusters

]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Daily Gleaner http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/canadaworld/article/638386 http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/canadaworld/article/638386 Another laurel for Fredericton

]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Guelph Mercury http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/468212 http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/468212 Urban guru ranks Guelph among top 10 in Canada

]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ottawa Business Journal http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/294264136105445.php http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/294264136105445.php Ottawa-Gatineau tops in list of favourite cities to live

]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Roger Martin and Richard Florida to release report on Canada's Competitiveness and Prosperity http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#roger-martin-and-richard-florida-to-release-report-on-canadas-competitiveness-and-prosperity http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#roger-martin-and-richard-florida-to-release-report-on-canadas-competitiveness-and-prosperity Roger Martin, Dean of the University of Toronto’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management and Chairman of the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, will be releasing the 2009 Report on Canada’s Competitiveness and Prosperity.

The report is a collaboration of the Martin Prosperity Institute and the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity. It will draw on research recently released in Ontario in the Creative Age.

Richard Florida, Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute and co-author of Ontario in the Creative Age, will address the conference.

Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Time: 8:30 to 11:30 am
Location: Sutton Place, Toronto
Click to register

Relevant Links:
How the Crash will Reshape America by Richard Florida, The Atlantic, March 2009
The Great Reset: An interview with Richard Florida by The Atlantic’s Conor Clarke, February 2009
Evan Solomon interviews Richard Florida, CBC News Sunday, March 1, 2009
How the Crisis will Reshape Toronto by Richard Florida, Creative Class Blog, February 18 2009

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Ottawa Citizen http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/bulldog/archive/2009/04/15/ottawa-we-re-no-1-in-canada.aspx http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/bulldog/archive/2009/04/15/ottawa-we-re-no-1-in-canada.aspx Ottawa: It’s Canada’s Most Creative Place

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Ottawa Citizen http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/fp/Canada+must+seize+advantage/1497133/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/fp/Canada+must+seize+advantage/1497133/story.html Canada must seize the advantage

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Media Mosaique http://www.mediamosaique.com/index.php/Canada/ils-sont-plus-scolarise-que-les-canadiens-de-souche.html http://www.mediamosaique.com/index.php/Canada/ils-sont-plus-scolarise-que-les-canadiens-de-souche.html Ils sont plus scolarisés que les Canadiens de souche

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FLAC.20090413.RSTIMULUS13ART1934%2FTPStory%2FBusiness&ord=19339598& http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FLAC.20090413.RSTIMULUS13ART1934%2FTPStory%2FBusiness&ord=19339598& Will stimulus debts spur an effective fix?

]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090410.wbkflorida11/BNStory/Business/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090410.wbkflorida11/BNStory/Business/ The creative compact

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Canadian Business Online http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/article.jsp?content=20090330_10004_10004 http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/article.jsp?content=20090330_10004_10004 Urban Living: Home, sweet home by Chet Wesley

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 MPI experts to participate in TVO’s AgendaCamp Waterloo on the Innovation Economy http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#mpi-experts-to-participate-in-tvos-agendacamp-waterloo-on-the-innovation-economy http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#mpi-experts-to-participate-in-tvos-agendacamp-waterloo-on-the-innovation-economy Research Director Kevin Stolarick and Research Associates Patrick Adler, Scott Pennington and Ronnie Sanders are participating in the Waterloo edition of TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin‘s AgendaCamp series. Expert guests and concerned citizens will debate the issues facing Ontario’s innovation economy on Sunday, March 29 from 9:30am to 4:30pm at the Davis Centre, 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo.

Director Richard Florida will be a guest on the televised component of AgendaCamp along with Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie, broadcasting live on Monday, March 30 at 8 pm on TVO.

Learn more about how to attend in person or join in online via the AgendaCamp website and contribute to the TV program’s schedule on the AgendaCamp wiki’s open source TV production page.

]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 National Post http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=c6c2ca6f-8b1c-4dc9-ac82-20483121d4a4 http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=c6c2ca6f-8b1c-4dc9-ac82-20483121d4a4 National Post columnist Jonathan Kay calls Richard Florida “the world’s most influential living urban theorist”.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 MPI's Marisol D'Andrea interviewed by University of Toronto's The Bulletin http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bulletin/PDF_issues/03-10-09_web.pdf http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bulletin/PDF_issues/03-10-09_web.pdf In recognition of International Women’s Day, The Bulletin interviews Marisol on Achieving Gender Equity, and features her paintings.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Las Vegas Sun http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/06/planning-guru-holds-out-some-hope-vegas/ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/06/planning-guru-holds-out-some-hope-vegas/ Planning guru Richard Florida holds out some hope for Vegas

]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 CBC's The Hour http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=1052929970 http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=1052929970 Richard Florida on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos.

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 CBC Sunday http://www.cbc.ca/sunday/2009/03/030109_4.html http://www.cbc.ca/sunday/2009/03/030109_4.html CBC Sunday interviews Richard Florida.

]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200903/meltdown-geography http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200903/meltdown-geography How the Crash Will Reshape America, by Richard Florida.

]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Le Soleil http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/la-capitale/200902/21/01-829886-lheure-de-gloire-de-la-classe-creative.php http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/la-capitale/200902/21/01-829886-lheure-de-gloire-de-la-classe-creative.php L’heure de gloire de la «classe créative» par Marc Allard

]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/canada/news/story/2009/02/20/f-economic-change.html http://www.cbc.ca/canada/news/story/2009/02/20/f-economic-change.html Daniel Lak of CBC News discusses the economic crisis with MPI Research Director Kevin Stolarick.

]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Salon Camden @ MPI http://saloncamden.com/ http://saloncamden.com/ Every month our workshop plays host to an evening of lively conversation and debate known as the Salon Camden series. Founded by a group of passionate Torontonians as a way to celebrate the city’s thought leaders and emerging talents across all fields, the salon welcomes the open-minded for a night of discussion, debate, and flavourful food and drink.

Salon Camden and the MPI are proud to celebrate the ideas, experiences, and opinions of Torontonians.

]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 "Markets Making Music" - A Lecture and Concert http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#markets-making-music---a-lecture-and-concert http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#markets-making-music---a-lecture-and-concert Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7:30 to 10:00pm
Fleck Atrium (ground floor), Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
105 St. George Street, Toronto

The Martin Prosperity Institute presents the inaugural event of its Program on Innovation and Creative Industries:

“Markets Making Music” – A Lecture and Concert

You and your guests are invited to register for this unique evening of lecture, discussion, and music.

At 7:30pm sharp we will begin the session and introduce lecturer Prof. Ajay Agrawal, Director of the Program on Innovation and Creative Industries at the Martin Prosperity Institute and Peter Munk Professor of Entrepreneurship at Rotman.

Immediately following his presentation, the evening will feature a Q&A session with Sellaband CEO and Co-Founder Johan Vosmeijer as well as an album debut concert performance by Sellaband recording artist Angie Arsenault. The evening will adjourn by 10:00. There will be a cash bar and snacks.

Synopsis: In 1999, an unknown Northeastern University student named Shawn Fanning released – with little fanfare – a program for sharing music over the Internet. Despite its modest dorm room origins, that innovation and subsequent permutations had a devastating effect on the recorded music industry worldwide. In Canada, for example, revenues declined by a stunning 50% between 1999 and 2007, after adjusting for inflation. In fact some industry observers, reflecting on the rise of Internet traffic and the concurrent decline in music sales, referred to the launch of Napster as “The Day the Music Died.”

Almost a decade later, however, in 2008, something surprising happened. In order to finance the recording and production of her debut album, an unknown artist in Montreal named Angie Arsenault turned to another Internet innovation and raised $50,000 from 531 “believers” spread across 34 countries using an online market-making platform that virtually no one had heard of – Sellaband. She was the first Canadian to successfully do so. Sellaband had been launched in the Netherlands – with little fanfare – two years earlier, in 2006.

Although it is too early to speculate on long-term industry trends, Prof. Agrawal will present insights, based on Sellaband data, into what general lessons might be learned from this unique artist market in terms of peer-to-peer lending and microfinance (believers invest in $10 increments), foreign direct investment (artists raise much of their financing from outside their home country), and crowd-financing (believers have collectively financed only a select few from thousands of artists featured on the site).

TO REGISTER FOR THE SESSION: The fee to attend on February 10 is $30 per person plus GST. The fee includes your seat and a signed copy of Angie Arsenault’s debut CD. Please register here before noon on February 10.

The session is sponsored by the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

Questions can be directed to events@rotman.utoronto.ca or at (416) 978-4193.

Dress code is business casual. There are three ways to reach the Rotman School:

  • by public transit we are a 2.5 minute walk south of the St George TTC station
  • by bicycle we have bike racks at our main entrance and to the south
  • by car there is underground parking available – the entrance is located just south of the Rotman School

]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Chatham Daily News http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1424627 http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1424627 The bumpy economic ride far from over by Christina Blizzard

]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Record http://news.therecord.com/Opinions/article/483928 http://news.therecord.com/Opinions/article/483928 Waterloo Region in the Creative Age

]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Stratford Beacon Herald http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1425739 http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1425739 Work smarter, not harder by Laura Cudworth

]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 London Free Press http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Opinion/Editorials/2009/02/07/8301466-sun.html http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Opinion/Editorials/2009/02/07/8301466-sun.html Opinion Point of View: To be economic leader, we have to get to work by Paul Berton

]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/News/Insight/article/583739 http://www.thestar.com/News/Insight/article/583739 What Martin-Florida blueprint gets right and wrong by David Olive

]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/News/Insight/article/583736 http://www.thestar.com/News/Insight/article/583736 While markets burn, Ontario dithers by Thomas Walkom

]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090206.COLETTS06-4/TPStory/Comment&ct=ga&cd=0ZgMUHDp4ug&usg=AFQjCNEaVZ_mN1SvTSx5XBuYg2U3m6KMpA http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090206.COLETTS06-4/TPStory/Comment&ct=ga&cd=0ZgMUHDp4ug&usg=AFQjCNEaVZ_mN1SvTSx5XBuYg2U3m6KMpA Help Begins at Home by Paulette Bourgeois

]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090206.COLETTS06-1/TPStory/National&ct=ga&cd=0ZgMUHDp4ug&usg=AFQjCNGo9PFNH8gvJTAjoXYDdk2QgzlpSg http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090206.COLETTS06-1/TPStory/National&ct=ga&cd=0ZgMUHDp4ug&usg=AFQjCNGo9PFNH8gvJTAjoXYDdk2QgzlpSg Factories and farms by John Meyer

]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ottawa Citizen http://www.ottawacitizen.com/News/Ottawa+world+leader+economy/1258215/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/News/Ottawa+world+leader+economy/1258215/story.html Ottawa ‘world leader’ of new economy by Lee Greenberg

]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/news/2009/02/05/8283056.html#/news/canada/2009/02/06/pf-8287421.html http://www.torontosun.com/news/2009/02/05/8283056.html#/news/canada/2009/02/06/pf-8287421.html NDP blasts report on province’s jobs future by Antonella Artuso

]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1639422851.html?dids=1639422851:1639422851&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+6%2C+2009&author=Jim+Coyle&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=A.8&desc=Turning+buzzw http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1639422851.html?dids=1639422851:1639422851&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+6%2C+2009&author=Jim+Coyle&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=A.8&desc=Turning+buzzw Turning buzzwords into reality by Jim Coyle

]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/article/583140 http://www.thestar.com/article/583140 Editorial: An opportunity to be creative

]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Roger Martin and Richard Florida to release report on Ontario in the Creative Age http://www.ecot.ca http://www.ecot.ca In the 2008 Ontario budget, the Ontario Government asked Roger Martin, Dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and Richard Florida, Director of the Rotman School’s Martin Prosperity Institute to “undertake a study of the changing composition of Ontario’s economy and workforce, examine historical changes and projected future trends affecting Ontario, and provide recommendations to the Province for ensuring that Ontario’s economy and people remain globally competitive and prosperous.”

The report of their findings, to be released on February 5th, is an important element of Ontario’s economic strategy. Following its release, the authors hope to engage Ontarians in an ongoing dialogue about achieving advantage for Ontario in the creative age.

Event details:
Thursday, February 5th
7:30am – 9am
Hilton Toronto
145 Richmond Street West, Toronto

The Economic Club of Toronto event costs $75 per seat, $750 per table of 10. Member rates apply. Please register online at www.ecot.ca or complete and fax the registration form to (416) 306-0898.

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Hamilton Spectator http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/507143 http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/507143 Brains, not brawn, will save Ontario: Report

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1638636741.html?dids=1638636741:1638636741&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+5%2C+2009&author=Roger+Martin%3BRichard+Florida&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=A http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1638636741.html?dids=1638636741:1638636741&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+5%2C+2009&author=Roger+Martin%3BRichard+Florida&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=A Ontario’s prosperity hinges on harnessing creativity; Province should aim for half its workforce to have high-paying, high-value jobs by 2030 by Richard Florida and Roger Martin

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090205.BARBER05/TPStory/Comment http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090205.BARBER05/TPStory/Comment McGuinty asked for ideas, now courage is called for by John Barber

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FRTGAM.20090205.wreport505%2FBNStory%2FBusiness%2F&ord=77080979&bra http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FRTGAM.20090205.wreport505%2FBNStory%2FBusiness%2F&ord=77080979&bra Economic crisis: The shakeup Canadians need? Report on Ontario’s prosperity urges a transition to a new creative economy from the dying industrial age by Karen Howlett

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090205.ECULTURE05/TPStory/?query=Don%27t+scrimp+on+creativity http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090205.ECULTURE05/TPStory/?query=Don%27t+scrimp+on+creativity Don’t Scrimp on Creativity

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1638636381.html?dids=1638636381:1638636381&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+5%2C+2009&author=Sandro+Contenta%3BRobert+Benzie&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage= http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1638636381.html?dids=1638636381:1638636381&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+5%2C+2009&author=Sandro+Contenta%3BRobert+Benzie&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage= ‘Creative’ economy touted for Ontario by Sandro Contenta and Robert Benzie

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 London Free Press http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2009/02/05/8283371.html http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2009/02/05/8283371.html Report: London’s future in knowledge industries By Randy Richmond

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Presenting the Ontario in the Creative Age report to Michael Bryant, Ontario Minister of Economic Development http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9B4CD000FB2B57E5 http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9B4CD000FB2B57E5 Video of the presentation of The Ontario in the Creative Age report to Minister of Economic Development, Michael Bryant, with Dr. Richard Florida and Dean Roger Martin. Recorded at the Economic Club of Toronto.

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Le Blogue de Chantal Hébert http://blogues.lactualite.com/hebert/?p=274 http://blogues.lactualite.com/hebert/?p=274 Un rapport à poser sur la table de chevet de Jean Charest et de Pauline Marois

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 MPI experts to participate in Thunder Bay edition of AgendaCamp http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=1004&event_id=1929 http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=1004&event_id=1929 Research Associates Ronnie Sanders and Patrick Adler are participating in the Thunder Bay edition of TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin‘s AgendaCamp series. Expert guests and concerned citizens will debate the issues facing Ontario’s aboriginal economy on Sunday, February 8 from 9:30am to 4:30pm at the Fort William First Nation Community Centre, 400 Anemki Drive.

Participants use tools like Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube to build an interactive wiki about Ontario’s economy. Learn more about how to attend in person or join in online via the AgendaCamp website, and view their presentation comparing Thunder Bay to its peer cities.

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/article/582351 http://www.thestar.com/article/582351 Report urges ‘creativity-oriented economy’ for Ontario by Sandro Contenta

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/02/04/8268096.html http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/02/04/8268096.html Invest in Creativity: Report by Antonella Artuso

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 MPI presents an evening on music and markets http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#events http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#events The inaugural event of our Program on Innovation and Creative Industries takes place Tuesday, February 10 from 7:30-10pm in the atrium of the Rotman School of Management. Entitled “Markets Making Music”, the evening consists of a lecture by Prof. Ajay Agrawal, a Q&A with Sellaband GmbH CEO Johan Vosmeijer, and a concert performance by singer-songwriter Angie Arsenault. More details and ticket purchase information are available here.

]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 CBC Radio One's Metro Morning http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/2009/01/january_7_2009.html http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/2009/01/january_7_2009.html Toronto in the future – Matt Galloway speaks with Richard Florida

]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 BBC Radio http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness_20090104.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness_20090104.shtml Changing Places – Peter Day speaks with Richard Florida

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081227.FLORIDA27/TPStory/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081227.FLORIDA27/TPStory/ Russia’s youth ready to embrace the dawn of a new era by Richard Florida

]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/jobs/28bankers.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/jobs/28bankers.html Former Bankers Turn to a Creative Plan B by Hannah Seligson

]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/556697 http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/556697 High-speed rail links urged for Ontario by Sandro Contenta

]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/article/553547 http://www.thestar.com/article/553547 Looking at the recession as an opportunity by Sandro Contenta

]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Financial Times http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/360e8f8e-c652-11dd-a741-000077b07658.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/360e8f8e-c652-11dd-a741-000077b07658.html Live, work, shop by Tracey Taylor

]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Globe & Mail http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#globe-mail-november-2008 http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#globe-mail-november-2008 Where a recession will hurt the most by Richard Florida and James Milway

]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Forbes.com http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#forbescom http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#forbescom The Triumph Of The Creative Class by Joel Kotkin

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Globe and Mail http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#globe-and-mail http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#globe-and-mail The new politics of class war point to a frightening future by Richard Florida

]]> Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Barrie Advance.com http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#barrie-advancecom http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#barrie-advancecom Each person should find their dream in Barrie, Florida says

]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The Gazette http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-gazette http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-gazette Harnessing Montreal’s creativity by Phyllis Lambert

]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Lecture on "Why Americans Vote the Way They Do" by Andrew Gelman http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#lecture-on-why-americans-vote-the-way-they-do-by-andrew-gelman http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#lecture-on-why-americans-vote-the-way-they-do-by-andrew-gelman The MPI and the Centre for the Study of the United States present a free lecture by Andrew Gelman, Professor of Statistics and Political Science, Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including his latest “Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do” (Princeton University Press, August 2008). Bring your copy to the lecture and Prof. Gelman will autograph it.

Date/Time: October 21, 2pm sharp to 4pm
Place: Room 108N, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place

Pre-registration online is mandatory: please register here by noon on October 21.

]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The Sudbury Star http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-sudbury-star http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-sudbury-star Creativity is economic engine for cities

]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 ZDnet Blogs http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#zdnet-blogs http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#zdnet-blogs Economics of open source remains an academic challenge by Dana Blankenhorn

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The Mercury News http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-mercury-news http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-mercury-news Opinion: Keep the door open to world talent; reject to Prop. 8 by Andrew J. Szeri

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 City as System: New Approaches to Modeling the Urban Economy http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#city-as-system-new-approaches-to-modeling-the-urban-economy-191 http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#city-as-system-new-approaches-to-modeling-the-urban-economy-191 City as System is a mini-conference for academics from across North America to discuss creative new approaches to the empirical analysis of regional economic systems and innovation networks. It takes place in Toronto from October 9-11, 2008. All scheduled sessions will be held at the MPI offices, Suite 420 in the MaRS Centre, Heritage Building, 101 College Street. Friday will be primarily dedicated to presentations of research, while Saturday will be flexibly scheduled to allow for unstructured working sessions and informal discussions between participants. For further information, see the conference schedule or contact Kim Ryan.

]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Tribune http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#tribune http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#tribune Dance the dance, pay the piper

]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The Globe and Mail http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-globe-and-mail http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-globe-and-mail Individual identity vs. the financial crisis by Richard Florida

]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The Telegraph Journal http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-telegraph-journal http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#the-telegraph-journal The case for strong cities

]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Terre Haute Tribune-Star http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_235173934.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_235173934.html Terre Haute area jobless rate gets higher, incomes slow to grow by Mark Bennett

]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0000 National Post http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=9b9cc02d-3ad9-4f72-b2cc-1ab3a958a1e1 http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=9b9cc02d-3ad9-4f72-b2cc-1ab3a958a1e1 If you want to succeed, live where the brightest in your field do – Review of Who’s Your City by Kelvin Browne

]]> Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Kiplinger’s Personal Finance http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2008/07/2008-best-cities-to-live-work-play.html http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2008/07/2008-best-cities-to-live-work-play.html Best Cities to Live, Work and Play

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000 New Brunswick Telegraph Journal http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/new-brunswick-telegraph-journal http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/new-brunswick-telegraph-journal People climate or business climate? by Tim Coates

]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Victoria Times Colonist http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/victoria-times-colonist http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/victoria-times-colonist Our small communities shouldn’t be poor and forgotten by Joyce Fairbairn

]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Experience the Creative Economy http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#experience-the-creative-economy http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#experience-the-creative-economy Experience the Creative Economy is the first conference to be held at the Martin Prosperity Institute. It brings together twenty-two leading researchers from around the world to better understand the Creative Economy. The conference is designed to promote the exchange of ideas and methods, giving feedback to participants on their current research areas through group discussion. Researchers will explore the creative economy at a multi-dimensional level, focusing on theory, empirical methods, practical applications and an active evaluation of Toronto’s creative economy. The three days wll be engaging, educational, and fun!

]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0000 Hart House Rotman MBA Class of 2008 Convocation and Reception http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#hart-house-rotman-mba-class-of-2008-convocation-and-reception http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#hart-house-rotman-mba-class-of-2008-convocation-and-reception Keynote Speaker: Richard Florida, Director, Martin Prosperity Institute

Topic: “The World is Spiky”

Booksale: signed first-edition copies of Who’s Your City? will be sold at the event

]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0000 Worldwide MPI Media Release for a Creative China? The University, Human Capital and the Creative Class in Chinese Regional Development http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#worldwide-mpi-media-release-for-creative-china-the-university-human-capital-and-the-creative-class-in-chinese-regional-development http://martinprosperity.org/news-and-events#worldwide-mpi-media-release-for-creative-china-the-university-human-capital-and-the-creative-class-in-chinese-regional-development Authors: Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Haifeng Qian.

]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0000 The Chronicle Herald (Halifax) http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-chronicle-herald-halifax http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-chronicle-herald-halifax Cities that act attract young people by Peter Moorhouse & Cheryl Stewart

]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Vancouver Sun http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/vancouver-sun http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/vancouver-sun City’s creativity relies on affordability, author says by Frances Bula

]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000 The Oregonian http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-oregonian http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-oregonian Keeping Portland Unique: An urban celebrity kicks off

]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000 The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington) http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-columbian-vancouver-washington http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-columbian-vancouver-washington Businesses warned about growth’s possible downside by Jonathan Nelson

]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Ottawa Citizen: Big cities pump out university grads http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/ottawa-citizen-big-cities-pump-out-university-grads http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/ottawa-citizen-big-cities-pump-out-university-grads Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Ottawa Citizen http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/ottawa-citizen-174 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/ottawa-citizen-174 Big cities pump out university grads: study by Andrew Thompson

]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Calgary Herald http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/calgary-herald http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/calgary-herald In ideas economy, cities, must attract ‘creative class’ by Steven Hunt

]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Pittsburgh City Paper http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/pittsburgh-city-paper-40 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/pittsburgh-city-paper-40 Record Breaking Small-time is big-time for a crafty local label Sort Of Records by Arron Jentzen

]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:00 +0000 The Hamilton Spectator http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-hamilton-spectator-173 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-hamilton-spectator-173 Hamilton poised for global greatness by Meredith MacLeod

]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 02:00:00 +0000 The Globe and Mail: When shiny offices conceal a wasteland http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-globe-and-mail-when-shiny-offices-conceal-a-wasteland http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-globe-and-mail-when-shiny-offices-conceal-a-wasteland Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000 The Age (Australia) http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-age-australia-41 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-age-australia-41 Soul and the City by Larissa Dubecki

]]> Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000 National Post http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/national-post-42 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/national-post-42 Who’s His Lady? by Shinan Govani

]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000 The Wall Street Journal http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-wall-street-journal http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-wall-street-journal The Rise of the Mega-Region by Richard Florida

]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Moncton Telegraph Journal http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/moncton-telegraph-journal-44 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/moncton-telegraph-journal-44 Becoming a Creative City

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Toronto Eye Weekly http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-eye-weekly http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-eye-weekly Richard Florida by Marc Weisblott

]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Pittsburgh Post Gazette http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette Creative Politics by Richard Florida

]]> Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Vancouver Sun http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/vancouver-sun-48 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/vancouver-sun-48 Choosing Home: The Current Advice? Find a City With a Strong Creative Class by Stephen Eaton Hume

]]> Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Washington Post http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/washington-post-49 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/washington-post-49 Home Is Where the Paycheck Is by Marc Fisher

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000 National Post http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/userfiles/prosperity/File/Financial.post.G.is.for.Guru.pdf http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/userfiles/prosperity/File/Financial.post.G.is.for.Guru.pdf G is for Guru by Jim Sutherland

]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Philadelphia Enquirer http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/philadelphia-enquirer http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/philadelphia-enquirer Why Philadelphia’s Economic Future Looks so Bright by Richard Florida

]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 The Boston Globe http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-boston-globe-53 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-boston-globe-53 A Singles Map of the United States of America by Richard Florida

]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 The Hamilton Spectator http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-hamilton-spectator http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-hamilton-spectator For Cities to Prosper in the ‘New Economy’ Lively Arts Scene Needed by Walter Mulkewich

]]> Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 The Hollywood Reporter http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-hollywood-reporter-55 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-hollywood-reporter-55 Florida heads north for Banff Keynote by Etan Vlessing

]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 Rocky Mountain News http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/rocky-mountain-news-56 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/rocky-mountain-news-56 Among the 40 ‘Megas’ Denver grabs lofty rank in global economy by Richard Florida

]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 Newsweek http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/newsweek-57 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/newsweek-57 What Does Your City Say About You? by Katie Paul

]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 Financial Times http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/financial-times http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/financial-times Breathing Life Back Into the Cities by John Gapper

]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 New Brunswick Telegraph Journal http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/new-brunswick-telegraph-journal-59 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/new-brunswick-telegraph-journal-59 Do we need Bohemians for Development? by David Campbell

]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 Nashville's Tennessee Mornings http://creativeclass.com/richard_florida/video/index.php?video=FOX-WZTV_Nashville_%28Tennessee_Mornings%29 http://creativeclass.com/richard_florida/video/index.php?video=FOX-WZTV_Nashville_%28Tennessee_Mornings%29 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 globe and mail.com http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/globe-and-mailcom-60 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/globe-and-mailcom-60 Who’s your city? Book Excerpt

]]> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000 Novae Res Urbis http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/novae-res-urbis-61 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/novae-res-urbis-61 Value of Employment Lands

]]> Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0000 U.S. News and World Report http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/us-news-and-world-report-62 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/us-news-and-world-report-62 Choosing a Place to Live by Bret Schulte

]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0000 The Times of India http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-times-of-india-63 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-times-of-india-63 Prosperity Researched

]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Harvard Business Review http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/harvard-business-review-51 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/harvard-business-review-51 Megaregions: The Importance of Place by Richard Florida

]]> Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Kingston Life http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/kingston-life-64 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/kingston-life-64 Kingston in 25 Years: Bright Lights Big City by Ken Cuthbertson

]]> Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Business Edge http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/userfiles/prosperity/File/Business.Edge.Parternships.Key.pdf http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/userfiles/prosperity/File/Business.Edge.Parternships.Key.pdf Partnerships Key to Toronto’s Prosperity by David Hatton

]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa - Canada's best kept secret http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/ottawa-citizen-ottawa-canadas-best-kept-secret http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/ottawa-citizen-ottawa-canadas-best-kept-secret Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Toronto Life http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-life-65 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-life-65 Tank Heaven: Our Brainiest Zaniest Think Tanks by Mike Miner

]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Business Facilities http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/business-facilities-66 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/business-facilities-66 Capturing the Creative Class by Brian Donahue

]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Ottawa Citizen http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/ottawa-citizen http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/ottawa-citizen Raw Thought Power by Ken Gray

]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Financial Post http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/userfiles/prosperity/File/Financial.Post.Jan.30.08.pdf http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/userfiles/prosperity/File/Financial.Post.Jan.30.08.pdf Scientists, Engineers are key to a City’s Growth by Jordana Huber

]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-star-70 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-star-70 Somewhere Beyond the Rainbow by San Grewel, Staff Reporter

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:00:00 +0000 The Varsity http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-varsity-71 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-varsity-71 Toronto’s Creative Capitalism by Chandler Levack

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:00:00 +0000 Toronto Star http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-star http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/toronto-star Creating Better McJobs gives food for thought by John Spears, City Hall Bureau

]]> Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:00:00 +0000 University of Toronto Bulletin: U OF T's Prosperity Institute Addresses Ontario's Competitiveness http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/university-of-toronto-bulletin-u-of-ts-prosperity-institute-addresses-ontarios-competitiveness http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/university-of-toronto-bulletin-u-of-ts-prosperity-institute-addresses-ontarios-competitiveness Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:00:00 +0000 The Bulletin, University of Toronto http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-bulletin-university-of-toronto-73 http://www.martinprosperity.org/news-and-events/article/the-bulletin-university-of-toronto-73 U of T’s Prosperity Institute Addresses Ontario’s Competitiveness by Maria Seros Leung

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:00:00 +0000 University of Toronto Magazine http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/userfiles/prosperity/File/urbanlegend.pdf http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/userfiles/prosperity/File/urbanlegend.pdf Urban Legend by Alec Scott

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