Podcast appearances and mentions of Richard Florida

On today's show, we talk about General Motors ending Cruise, as well as the wider autonomous space - and how when we talk to listeners most people don't actually want to own a self driving car. After all, GM is in the business of selling cars.  We get into Waymo's large lead in the Robotaxi space, and how we're startng to see them far more often in Metro Detroit. Plus, we preview the 2025 Detroit Policy Conference - with a lineup including Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Richard Florida, Johnnie Turnage, Santa Ono and more.  We'll be there, you can sign up at https://www.detroitchamber.com/detroit-policy-conference/2025-detroit-policy-conference/ As always, you can find Daily Detroit wherever fine podcasts are found like Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

Visionary, creative, and storyteller Dave McLaughlin joins us for an electrifying conversation on his unconventional journey across filmmaking, fashion, and tech. From the creative challenges of the film industry to the audacious growth at WeWork, Dave shares his experiences navigating these dynamic fields. His latest venture, Cake, an invitation-only shopping community, is shaking up the fashion world by connecting dedicated shoppers with exclusive brands. Get ready to explore how building communities can transcend traditional advertising and offer a fresh perspective on resilience and innovation in today's fast-paced business environment.Throughout our discussion, we explore the highs and lows of creative pursuits and the entrepreneurial spirit that fuels them. Inspired by Richard Florida's concept of the creative economy, Dave and I reflect on the intersection of art and entrepreneurship. We examine how tech advancements and pivotal events like the 2008 financial crisis have reshaped the landscape, offering both challenges and opportunities. Hear firsthand stories of embracing successes and failures, weaving through the transformative power of perseverance and the joys of witnessing the profound impact of art.As we wrap up, Dave reflects on the whirlwind experience of WeWork's meteoric rise and subsequent challenges. He offers insights into the hero's journey through personal anecdotes, emphasizing the importance of taking initiative and fostering collaboration. From celebrating personal milestones to valuing oneself as an exclusive experience, this episode encourages a mindset of abundance and personal growth. Join us for an inspiring journey that champions creativity, resilience, and the pursuit of meaningful endeavors.

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey has two interviews from the Independent Business and Contractors Association's (ICBA) 2024 Construction Innovation Summit. The first interview is with BuildForce Canada executive director Bill Ferreira, who addressed attendees at a session called The State of the Construction Workforce - Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities, laying out the current and future labour trends affecting the industry. Dusty Robotics CEO and co-founder Tessa Lau explained the cutting edge of automation in construction with a session titled “The State of Robotics in Construction - Today's Reality and Tomorrow's Possibilities” which looked at some of the technology on the horizon for one of the oldest industries in the world. You can listen to our most recent podcast interview with urbanist, author and Creative Class Group founder Richard Florida here. Our episodes are available at the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites, on Libsyn and at  Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music's podcast section. Thanks for listening. DCN-JOC News Services The Construction Economy Outlook: 2025 Starts Now

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with urbanist, author and Creative Class Group founder Richard Florida about a new report he's written about the need to revamp Toronto's waterfront. Great Waterfront, Great City compares Toronto's development on its waterfront with other world-class cities such as Dubai, New York and London and points to how while residential and office development has gone forward, the area needs to draw in not only Torontonians but increase tourism to the city. He added focusing on the tech sector, creating sports infrastructure and said Bily Bishop Airport which resides on the waterfront is key to expansion and bringing in international business and tourists. You can listen to our most recent podcast with interviews with ICBA president Chris Gardner and BC Building Trades executive director Brynn Bourke about the B.C. election here. Our episodes are available at the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites, on Libsyn and at  Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music's podcast section. Thanks for listening. DCN-JOC News Services Toronto's waterfront ‘boring,' needs fun, attractions: Florida

The ”Heartland” of the United States is a geographical expanse that is breathtaking in its size and scope.  Covering 20 states, from North Dakota to Texas, it is among the most diverse places on the globe. Yet for the past decades it has underperformed the ”Services” economies of America's coastal states and cities.  But that is changing dramatically thanks to the efforts of groups like Heartland Forward.  With entrepreneurial programs and toolkits, this ”Think and DO” tank as they call themselves has been unlocking the intelligence, culture, and capital in places as diverse as Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Oxford, Mississippi, and attempting to drive investment to the heartland of USA. How's it going? As the American economy continues to generate prosperity and opportunities, Heartland Forward's Senior Economist and Chief Research Officer talk to Lou about place-based economic development, the workforce of these 20 states and the linkages between their work and ICF's. This one changes the narrative about the ” flyover country” within the United States and gives examples of how every community can seize its destiny (Sound familiar?) https://www.intelligentcommunity.org/seizing_our_destiny You will enjoy their insights into this continuous rebirth of the American spirit. Julie Trivitt joined Heartland Forward from the University of Arkansas where she was a faculty member in both the Economics and Education Reform departments for eight years and has lived in the heartland her entire life. She leads the research initiatives on labor markets and talent pipelines as they are now and how we need them to adapt so the people of the heartland have opportunities to realize their full potential and employers have the best qualified talent. She has a PhD and MS in Economics from the University of Arkansas. Her bachelor's degree is also in Economics and was earned at Missouri State University. She aspires to be an herb gardener, a cruise director, and a librarian. David Shideler serves as the chief research officer for Heartland Forward's research team which includes visiting senior fellows Richard Florida and Maryann Feldman. With a mission to help improve the economic performance in the heartland and change the narrative of the middle of the country, the original research efforts focus on four key pillars: innovation and entrepreneurship, human capital, health and wellness and regional competitiveness. Shideler joined Heartland Forward after more than a decade at Oklahoma State University, serving as a professor and Community and Economic Development Specialist in the Department of Agricultural Economics. In these roles, he oversaw projects in community and rural development and small business development, and published peer-reviewed research articles on the economic impacts of internet access, incentive programs, and local food production. Shideler holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics and an M.A. in Economics from the Ohio State University, an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from the Pennsylvania State University, and a B.S. in Community and Rural Development from Clemson University.

In this episode, Richard Florida, the keynote speaker at the 2024 Florida League of Cities Annual Conference, discusses the transformative shift from a physical economy to a creative economy, emphasizing the increasing importance of communities in this new era. He introduces the concept of the “meta-city” and explores its unique impact on Florida. Richard highlights the accessibility of smaller communities to locally owned restaurants and the critical role college towns play in the state's future. He also delves into the rise of digital environments in urban settings, explaining how cities are evolving beyond mere physical spaces to become dynamic, integrated hubs for work and life.

Host David Common speaks to Richard Florida about his new report on ranking Toronto's waterfront at the bottom of the list, and what it means to write that report with Therme spa paying for it. Also, a conversation with a woman who was ordained at St.Anne's Church just hours after the four-alarm fire destroyed the west-end church, and the Group of Seven art that shone down on it. And our favourite 16-year old adventurers on their 250 kms bike ride at a camping trip to the Bruce Penninsula and what they get out of the challenge of exploring on such a big scale.

Megan spent four years researching and writing her new book, City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways. Here's what Richard Florida said about it: "City Limits is a triumph. Megan Kimble echoes Robert Caro exposing how powerful groups like TxDOT are able to take away people's homes, destroy their neighborhoods, and run roughshod over communities with virtually no accountability.” So yeah. We talked about highways and I-345. And about how Megan went on a fishing trip to the Eisenhower Library and discovered something amazing. Oh, also, we talked about her high school basketball career.  Consider subscribing to D Magazine. Print makes the podcast possible. 

This week on The KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Kim Chestney. Kim is a globally recognized author of The Illumination Code, Radical Intuition, and The Psychic Workshop. As the founder of IntuitionLab and the CREATE! Festival, her work raises awareness about the importance of insight in the evolution of individual and world consciousness.  Kim founded IntuitionLab in 2017, where thousands of individuals, from all around the globe, have been guided into deeper understanding of the wisdom they all hold within. In 2018, Kim was elected to the National Advisory Council for Americans for the Arts for her ground-breaking contributions to the creative economy. Kim founded IntuitionLab to teach all people the power of radical insight. In 2018, Kim was elected to the National Advisory Council for Americans for the Arts for her ground-breaking contributions to the creative economy. Kim has worked in the technology sector for nearly 20 years, establishing programs and initiatives at the intersection of creativity, intuition and innovation since 2008, including: producing Innovation City at SXSW Interactive with the Pittsburgh Technology Council and Carnegie Mellon University; publishing Inclusion, Innovation and Integrative Design, 2014 Creative Industries Research Study with the PTC and Richard Florida's research team at the University of Toronto; serving as a founding Advisory Board member of Remake Learning, a national infrastructure for youth maker practices, digital technologies, creative arts, early childhood education, and media production; managing the Pittsburgh Entertainment Technology Project, connecting innovative technology companies with the west-coast film industry; and the curating the 15 Minutes Gallery.  If you would like to connect with Kim Chestney, go to: www.KimChestney.com and you can also follow her on FB, X, Instagram, and YouTube. You can purchase her books on Amazon. Kim's social media links:  Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/KimChestneyAuthor   Twitter -  https://twitter.com/Intuition_Lab Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kimchestney_  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMysticStudios Amazon Link to her book: https://a.co/d/eHh4Mou Thank you for taking the time to listen to the KORE Women podcast and being a part of the KORE Women experience. You can listen to The KORE Women podcast on your favorite podcast directory - Pandora, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean, JioSaavn, Amazon and at: www.KOREWomen.com/podcast.  Please leave your comments and reviews about the podcast and check out KORE Women on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. You can also learn more about Dr. Summer Watson, KORE Women, High Performance Coaching, how to create a journey you love, and creating an incredible professional community of support at: www.korewomen.com. Again, thank you for listening to the KORE Women podcast! Please share this podcast with your family and friends.

Well-known researcher, professor, and author Richard Florida joins Robb and Josh for an expansive conversation about the relationship between cities and innovation. His books include "The Rise of the Creative Class" and "The New Urban Decay," which both explore the multi-layered relationship between people and the cities where creativity becomes innovation. Richard is a sought-after speaker and his strategy firm Creative Class Group works with Meta, Microsoft, WeWork, BMW, Cirque do Soliel, and Google.

Greg spoke to Richard Florida, Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy at U of T, about which cities are winning the war for talent.

Greg spoke to Richard Florida, Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy at U of T, about which cities are winning the war for talent.

How we live, work, and innovate is changing, transforming not only our interactions within cities but also how regions interact with each other. In this episode, we welcome back Richard Florida to explore his concept of the Meta City. We discuss and dissect how the physical and digital relationships between regions are rooted in historical connections and the emerging ecosystem models of today.Episode HighlightsThe Meta City represents an evolution of the spatial division of labor, expanding beyond urban/suburban distinctions to digitally connect distant cities with unique economic specializations into a global network.Informed by LinkedIn data on skilled professionals' mobility, the Meta City concept was born out of an attempt to understand remote work's impact and instead uncovered new linkages that redefine the connections between cities.The relationship between Austin-Silicon Valley, Miami-New York, and Nashville-Los Angeles exemplifies these interconnected ecosystems, where talent and innovation flow is not only a result of their historical and cultural ties but also significantly enhanced in the digital connectivity era of the Meta City.What's Next Austin?"Linking innovation, university research, high-tech ecosystems, startup ecosystems with popular culture innovation, and music, and all lifestyle, and not only music but outdoor recreation, all the things I like with now a production component. So it's kind of a more full-fledged model. So I like that. You know, I think what next for Austin, just keep doing what you're doing."The Rise of the Meta CityRichard Florida: Website, LinkedIn, X/Twitter -------------------Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn

Economic activity has long been concentrated in big metropolitan areas. But has the rise of remote work technology -- and its accelerated adoption during the pandemic -- changed that? How are talent flows between geographies changing? And what does it mean for employers? Richard Florida, professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto known for coining the term "creative class," shares his latest research, which shows the deepening links between urban centers in various parts of the world, and he explains how these "meta cities" remain important places for people to connect. He is coauthor of the HBR article “The Rise of the Meta City.”

Faster Gun blev 15 år gammal. Men i en stad som vill stå på de svagas sida, är de offentliga påminnelserna om vad som hände på Umedalens sjukhus få, konstaterar Mårten Arndtzén. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Listan är på fjorton rader och skriven på linjerat papper. En stycke kappa, fyra par byxor, tre stycken nattlinnen, ett par skor och så vidare. Och längst ned: daterad den 27 januari 1947. Umedalens sjukhus.Ett par veckor tidigare hade flickan som skrevs in tillsammans med de här sakerna firat sin elvaårsdag på Margarethahemmet för bildbara, fallandesjuka barn i Knivsta. Hon hette Gun Dagny Arndtzén och var min pappas storasyster. En av fyra, faktiskt, vilket anges som ett av skälen för ”intagning å anstalt” i det läkarutlåtande som bifogas ansökan till Margarethahemmet, sommaren 1944.”Föräldrar småbrukare med egen stuga, ett rum och kök. Svårigheter under dessa omständigheter att ha patienten hemma” står det. Men någon misär var det inte frågan om. I en social utredning som görs i slutet av 1940-talet konstateras att hemmet är rent och snyggt, barnen bra klädda och föräldrarna duktiga och skötsamma. ”Ej tattarsläkt”.Men Guns anfall var periodvis både frekventa och allvarliga, och på den här tiden betraktades epilepsi som en mentalsjukdom - insania epileptica. Möjligen hade hon också vissa sociala svårigheter, även om hennes storasyster Karin inte alls kände igen att Gun skulle varit ”elak mot kamraterna”, som det står i utlåtandet, när jag tog upp saken med henne för några år sedan.Hur patienten påverkades av att bli hämtad med bil och, ensam, körd de sextiosex milen från Storseleby i Västerbottens inland till Margarethahemmet i Uppland vet vi inget om. Hon var åtta år och ingenting tyder på att hon någonsin återsåg någon i sin familj. Men det var det första hon bad om, när hon några år senare överfördes till Umedalens mentalsjukhus i Umeå: ”Ville till sitt hem, då hon ändå var så nära hemma”, som det står i journalen.Jag var i ungefär samma ålder som Gun när jag kom till Umeå, drygt tre decennier senare. 1980 flyttade min familj från Västerbottens inland till residensstaden vid kusten, precis som många andra gjort och skulle göra. 80-talet var en expansiv period, inte minst för kulturlivet här. Nästan 20 år före Richard Florida lanserade Åke E. Andersson, professor i regionalekonomi vid Umeå universitet, begrepp som ”Den kreativa regionen” och ”K-samhället”, där kommunikationer, kunskap, konst och kreativitet stod för nycklarna till framtiden. Politiken lystrade.1987 utvidgades universitetet med en konsthögskola och jag skrev in mig på A-kusen i idéhistoria, utan en tanke på vad det skulle leda till för slags försörjning. Så bortglömda var redan de knappa omständigheter som hade tvingat mina farföräldrar att sätta ett av sina barn på anstalt.Umeås kulturliv kännetecknades, och gör det fortfarande tror jag, av progressivitet och kanske en viss präktighet. I vilken annan svensk småstad var 90-talspunkarna både veganer och nykterister? Umeandan manifesterar sig i den offentliga utsmyckningen också: 2019 fick Umeå Sveriges första kommunala #metoo-monument, när Camilla Akrakas metallicröda puma placerades på Rådhustorget mitt i stan, vrålande mot himlen. Ett stenkast från Knutte Westers mer stillsamma bronsskulptur på busstorget, föreställande två barnhemsbarn i Riga, en pojke och en flicka, försjunkna i sig själva och någonting vagt fågelformat de håller i sina kupade händer.Där står Umeå: på de utsattas och bortglömdas sida. Eller?Flickan i Westers skulptur ser ut att vara i samma ålder som faster Gun var när hon dog, hösten 1951. Drygt tre och ett halvt år tillbringade hon på Umedalens sjukhus, och någon rolig tid var det inte av journalen att döma. När jag läser den ser jag sköterskor i stärkta uniformer som snörper på munnen framför mig. De epileptiska anfallen upphör så gott som helt men Gun mår inte bra på sjukhuset och ligger det mesta av tiden på den heloroliga avdelningen.Det här är under de år Umedalen blir ledande i landet på att utföra lobotomier: efterkrigstidens progressiva men experimentella, psykiatriska kirurgi, belönad med Nobelpriset 1949. Ingreppets tydligaste effekt var att patienterna blev mer lättskötta, vilket ibland också var det uttryckliga motivet för det. Majoriteten av dem som lobotomerades var kvinnor, och ingrepp förekom på både epileptiker och barn. Drygt 7 procent avled under eller till följd av operation. 1951 utfördes 162 lobotomier på Umedalen.Men inte på Gun, som i stället avled till följd av akut lunginflammation. Vilket hon 1951 faktiskt var ensam i Sverige om att dö av, som kvinna i åldersgruppen 15–19, enligt Statistiska Centralbyrån. Någon av de stränga sköterskorna kanske glömde att stänga ett salsfönster? Vad vet jag. Faster Gun blev 15 år gammal.Mentalsjukhuset stängdes i slutet av 1980-talet, men jag minns den kusliga laddning som svävade över Umedalen, namnet och platsen. Det hade ingenting med Gun att göra: eftersom familjen inte talade om henne, blev jag inte medveten om att hon funnits förrän långt senare. Men det var bland annat för att tvätta bort dårhusstämpeln som en skulpturpark började anläggas här på 90-talet. I dag står ett fyrtiotal permanenta skulpturer här, några av internationella stjärnor som Louise Bourgeois, Anish Kapoor och Jaume Plensa.Men trots att samtidskonsten länge älskat att gräva i det förflutna, och gärna just där den står, så påminner bara något enstaka verk i parken uttryckligen om den vård som bedrevs här, och inte ett enda om lobotomierna och deras offer. Det hade nog stått i strid med parkens syfte att – i K-samhällets anda – öka områdets attraktivitet för barnfamiljer och företag. Kanske är människor som lider av schizofreni, och som utgjorde majoriteten av de som lobotomerades här, inte en tillräckligt röststark eller politiskt intressant grupp för att motivera ett minnesmärke? Det skiljer dem visserligen inte från Vipeholmsanstaltens så kallat ”sinnesslöa” patienter - som har tillägnats såväl en uppmärksammad gobeläng av Ann Böttcher som en minnessten på Norra Kyrkogården i Lund. ”Var resan stormig huru skön är hamnen” står det på den.Min farfar blev inte särskilt gammal, men farmor överlevde Gun med ett drygt halvsekel. Faster Karin, som var varmt religiös, berättade för mig om en händelse som möjligen var ett tidigt tecken på den demens som skulle prägla de sista åren i hennes mammas liv. Det var så att hon började gå runt och leta, öppna garderober och titta bakom dörrar, som om hon tappat bort någonting. Men vad? Det kunde hon inte säga. Till slut tog Karin mod till sig och frågade rakt ut om det var Gun mamma sökte efter? Ja. Det var det. Men hon är i Himlen nu, sa Karin. Är det så? Då är det bra, sa farmor och slutade leta. Mårten Arndtzén

Why is Austin leading the charge as a beacon for creative minds and how are cities like it rewriting the blueprint for our economic future? Dive into this episode with Richard Florida, the trailblazer behind the "Creative Class" theory. As we explore Austin's magnetic pull and its broader implications for cities from Madison to Nashville, we'll uncover the intersection of traditional industries, tech-driven innovation, and the burgeoning global creator economy.  Episode HighlightsRichard Florida developed the concept of the Creative Class to describe talented, highly skilled workers in technology, business, arts, and other innovative fields.The initial spark for the insights, theories, and eventual book “Rise of the Creative Class” stemmed from questioning why graduates from Carnegie Mellon were opting to move to Austin over Pittsburgh.Numerous heartland regions have the right foundation to adopt the Austin model, blending high-tech innovation in both the digital and physical realms. These cities stand uniquely positioned to bring together innovation, technology, and manufacturing revitalizing America's industrial foundation.Austin and Nashville represent the next phase of the Creative Class evolution, emerging as pivotal centers for the burgeoning creator economy, characterized by a seamless blend of technology, music/culture, and digital storytelling.What's Next Austin? “I think Austin is part of this remaking of America around innovation and lifestyle, but with a real application to remaking our industrial base.” Richard Florida: Website, LinkedIn, X/TwitterRichard Florida's Books: Rise of the Creative Class, The Breakthrough Illusion, Beyond Mass Production, The New Urban Crisis Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn

The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society by Mauro F. Guillén https://amzn.to/3E4WIVO Get the best from accelerating social change with the new book from the bestselling author of 2030 and “acclaimed thought leader” (Kirkus), Mauro Guillén. Adam Grant praises how the book "invites us to rethink our careers, our families, and our future plans.” Find out why business leaders and bestselling authors around the world are calling the book "sharply relevant and necessary" (William P. Lauder), "insightful and deeply researched" (Richard Florida), and "A must read" (Mohammed A. El-Erian). In today's world, the acceleration of megatrends – increasing longevity and the explosion of technology among many others – are transforming life as we now know it. In The Perennials, bestselling author of 2030 Mauro Guillén unpacks a sweeping societal shift triggered by demographic and technological transformation. Guillén argues that outmoded terms like Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z have long been used to pigeonhole us into rigid categories and life stages, artificially preventing people from reaching their full potential. A new postgenerational workforce known as “perennials” – individuals who are not pitted against each other either by their age or experience – makes it possible to liberate scores of people from the constraints of the sequential model of life and level the playing field so that everyone has a chance at living a rewarding life. Guillén unveils how this generational revolution will impact young people just entering the workforce as well as those who are living and working longer. This multigenerational revolution is already happening and Mauro Guillén identifies the specific cultural, organizational and policy changes that need to be made in order to switch to a new template and usher in a new era of innovation powered by the perennials.

Hur mycket gentrifiering tål en stad? Elin Grelsson reflekterar över Jane Jacobs som ägnade nästan hela sitt liv åt att diskutera samhällsutveckling och demokrati utifrån ett stadsperspektiv. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Ursprungligen publicerad 19 augusti 2019.För vem eller vilka existerar staden? Frågan har diskuterats intensivt de senaste decennierna, både i Sverige och utomlands. Gentrifieringsprocesser, där ett områdes sociala status höjs genom inflyttning av invånare med högre inkomster och påkostade ny- och ombyggnationer, har blivit ett allt större fenomen i många västerländska städer under 2000-talet. I städer som vuxit som turistmagneter, såsom Barcelona och Venedig, protesterar invånarna mot turismen och inte minst den lukrativa turistlägenhetsuthyrning som tränger undan heltidsbosatta. Andra städer kämpar med att ”sätta sitt namn på kartan” för att intressera både investerare och turister. Lägg därtill skönhetsråd, rivningar, bostadsbyggarprotester, ombildningar och alla verkar ha en åsikt om staden idag.Mot den bakgrunden är det inte konstigt att författaren Jane Jacobs fått en renässans. Jacobs, som slog igenom med boken Den amerikanska storstadens liv och förfall 1961, och som ägnade sitt liv åt att diskutera samhällsutveckling och demokrati utifrån staden, både som författare och som aktivist. Hennes resonemang har också inspirerat många av de största samtida stadsteoretikerna, däribland Richard Florida som myntade begreppet ”den kreativa klassen” – en teori som föreslår att storstadsområden med hög koncentration av högteknologi och konstnärligt verksamma personer står i samband med en hög nivå av ekonomisk utveckling. Men vad tänkte egentligen Jacobs och hur står sig hennes teser idag?För Jacobs är den vardagliga erfarenheten av att leva i en stad, upplevelsen av att röra sig fritt, utföra sina sysslor och handla sina varor, en värdefull källa till verklig kunskap. I Samhällsbyggandet som mysterium, en antologi helt tillägnad Jacobs tankemässiga arv, kallar sociologen Catharina Thörn henne för en ”i första hand observatör”. Och det är en observatör som inte bara ser människor röra sig genom staden, utan också någon som lägger märke till att staden de bor i inte är byggd för dem. Hon ser också vem som är skyldig till att det blivit så – de amerikanska stadsplanerarna som utgått från abstrakta kartor, i stället för människors konkreta erfarenheter. De blir hennes huvudmotståndare. Jacobs studerade aldrig Sverige men det ligger inte långt borta att tänka sig att hon haft en hel del att säga om den urbana omvandling som pågick här under samma tid, med storskaliga rivningar, Norrmalmsregleringen och ABC-städer. Hennes vision var en stad av mångfald. Mångfald i människor, bebyggelser, samhällsservice, företag och kultur som gav en dynamisk och levande stad. I Den amerikanska storstadens liv och förfall lägger Jacobs fram fyra förutsättningar för att en sådan mångfald ska vara möjlig;För det första krävs blandade primära funktioner. Med det menar hon att en stad eller stadsdel både måste innehålla detaljhandel, parker, kultur, samhällsservice och bostäder. Det ger ett dynamiskt flöde av människor som rör sig i kvarteren alla tider på dygnet. För det andra argumenterar hon för de små kvarteren, snarare än de långa gatorna. Även detta ökar spridningen av människor, möten och rörelser. Bevarandet av gamla hus är hennes tredje punkt. Det behöver inte nödvändigtvis vara K-märkta, historiska byggnader utan vanliga gamla hus med vettiga hyror som både mindre företag och mindre ekonomiskt bemedlade boende har råd med. Slutligen argumenterar Jacobs för nödvändigheten av koncentration av människor i området för att skapa en levande stadsdel. ”En tät bostadsbebyggelse är så viktig för en stads utveckling och så förbisedd som källa till vitalitet”, konstaterar hon och påpekar att det är de människor som bor i ett område som framförallt kommer använda parkerna, samhällsservicen, restaurangerna och liknande.Jacobs kämpade både i skrift och som aktivist mot den likriktade stadsplanering som innebar rivningar, utflyttningar och enformighet i de amerikanska storstäderna. Men den stad eller stadsdel av mångfald som hon drömde om är samma sorts mångfald som såväl internationella investerare som turister numera söker i de västerländska storstäderna, på jakt efter kreativitet och autenticitet och inte sällan, ironiskt nog, tar död på. Jacobs förutsåg detta i något som hon kallar för ”mångfaldens självdestruktivitet” och skriver ”På grund av framgångarna, som beror på en blomstrande och magnetisk mångfald, blir det hård konkurrens om utrymmet på denna plats. De som vinner striden om utrymmet kommer bara representera ett smalt segment av de många verksamheter som tillsammans skapade framgången. Den typ av verksamhet som gör de största vinsterna kommer att växa och kopieras, tills den tränger undan och kväver de mindre lönsamma verksamheterna. Om stora mängder människor väljer att bo eller arbeta i området kommer vinnarna i den tävlingen på samma sätt att utgöra ett smalt segment av befolkningen. När så många vill komma in blir ekonomin ett sorteringsinstrument.”Den Berlinbaserade arkitekturteoretikern Niklas Maak menar att städer de senaste decennierna gått från att vara ”platser att leva på, till promenadvänliga investeringsportföljer” och blivit ”en lyxens lekplats för en välbärgad elit och turister”. Ändå är det Jane Jacobs vision om staden som såväl boende som turister eftersöker och det är mångfaldsstaden som genererar intresse hos investerare, inte nybyggda, själlösa komplex. Hon hade förmodligen inte ens kunnat ana hur självdestruktiv mångfalden skulle visa sig vara, med bostadsrättsinnehavare som klagar på ljud från krogar i Stockholm och kedjor som breder ut sig i innerstäderna när hyrorna höjs.Jane Jacobs har dock förslag på två motåtgärder; fasthet i offentliga lokaler och stadsplanering för mångfald. För att motverka destruktiviteten krävs att staden går in och säkrar offentliga platser genom sitt ägande och genom att anpassa hyror och markkostnader så att alla aktörer och boende får plats. En aktiv stadsplanering krävs för att stävja destruktiviteten. Det är också de motåtgärderna som fattas idag. Idag har planeringen har lämnat walk over till det globala kapitalet och enskilda bostadsrättsägares behov av värdehöjningar och staden säljer ut såväl bostadshus som hela centrum. Arkitekten Dan Hallemar påpekar i en artikel i Expressen kultur att staden idag byggs ”inifrån och ut”. I stället för att se staden som en helhet utgår blicken ifrån bostadsrätten, kontoret eller hotellrummet. Det är en blick långt ifrån den myllrande mångfald som var Jane Jacobs vision när hon studerade människors rörelser och liv på New Yorks gator under 1960-talet. Om stadsplanerarna då var hennes huvudfiende skulle hon sannolikt se på dagens storstäder och ropa efter deras återkomst.Elin Grelsson, författare och skribentLitteratur:Dan Hallemar: Ta bort det döda från vår huvudstad. Expressen Kultur 1 juni 2019.Jane Jacobs: Den amerikanska storstadens liv och förfall. Översättning: Charlote Hjukström. (Bokförlaget Daidalos 2015)Niklas Maak: Hur kommer livet vara i lyxifierade stadskärnor? Översättning: Julia Svensson. Tidskriften Arkitektur 2/2019.Jesper Meijling och Tigran Has (red.): Samhällsbyggandet som mysterium. Jane Jacobs idéer om människor, städer och ekonomier. (Nordic Academic Press 2018)

The Great Reset means different things to different people. Kerby Anderson provides an overview and a biblical perspective.

Keynote speaker & author Richard Florida speaks about “Michigan's Great Inflection: A Strategy for the Age of Technology and Talent,” and its 3 Pillars of Focus.Hear Richard Florida, a world leading urbanist and international best-selling author of “The Rise of the Creative Class” and host Ed Clemente discuss his 3 Pillars: Tech, Talent, and Place. He released this report at the Mackinac Policy Conference, hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber. He is also the founder of the Creative Class Group, and advises companies such as BMW, Audi, Starwood Hotels, Facebook, Instagram, Bloomberg, Converse, Microsoft and others.

May 31, 2023 ~ Richard Florida, Founder of Creative Class Group, talks with Guy Gordon from the Mackinac Policy Conference about his research into states attracting and retaining high-tech talent and business.

Rip Rapson, CEO of the Kresge Foundation, and Richard Florida, urbanist and author of “Rise of the Creative Class,” speak with Crain's Managing Editor Michael Lee about Detroit's advantages and disadvantages in a transforming economy.

Paris Marx is joined by David A. Banks to discuss how cities have been reshaped to attract tech companies and what the consequences have been for the people who live in them. David A. Banks is the author of The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America. He's a lecturer in the Geography and Planning department at University at Albany, SUNY. David also writers Other Day and co-hosts Iron Weeds. Follow David on Twitter at @DA_Banks.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network. Also mentioned in this episode:David wrote about Richard Florida, the creative class, and his book The New Urban Crisis.An excerpt of his book was published in Dwell.Support the show

Our old friend David A. Banks is back to talk about the release of his new book, The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America. We also discuss the complicated legacy of Richard Florida and the false prophets of the creative class. Buy the book here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-city-authentic-how-the-attention-economy-builds-urban-america/18908149 Check out David's substack here: https://otherday.substack.com/

At a recent event held at Harvard University the author, professor, and renowned urbanist Richard Florida spoke to chiefs of staff and deputy mayors of 30 large US cities, and we're releasing the audio of that speech with a bonus question and answer session. Listen to Florida talk about the way the pandemic spread the housing unaffordability crisis, why cities must stop chasing businesses to the bottom, and beliefs he's rethinking about the future of cities in this exclusive episode.Music credit: Summer-Man by KetsaAbout Data-Smart City SolutionsHoused at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, we work to catalyze the adoption of data projects on the local government level by serving as a central resource for cities interested in this emerging field. We highlight best practices, top innovators, and promising case studies while also connecting leading industry, academic, and government officials. Our research focus is the intersection of government and data, ranging from open data and predictive analytics to civic engagement technology. To learn more visit us online and follow us on Twitter. 

The author of "The Rise of the Creative Class and How It's Transforming Work" talks with Marcia Franklin about what he sees are key ingredients for vibrant, economically successful cities. Richard Florida is professor of regional economic development at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Crunching numbers, combing focus groups, interviewing recruiters and those being recruited, Florida sees a high correlation between tolerance and diversity and the attraction of creative people. The creative class — visionaries, creative professionals, technicians — now total about 30 percent of the entire U.S. workforce, up from less than 20 percent in 1980. The rules of recruitment are changing, Florida says, with the increased need for people who can originate new forms, creatively problem-solve, and develop unique ways to do a job. Originally aired: 06/27/2002

Two decades ago, Dr. Richard Florida (full bio below) coined the term "Creative Class" when he identified a unique group of people who used their knowledge and expertise and creativity to generate income (i.e. tech innovators, musicians, bloggers, etc.). His work has shaped the thinking of modern economics and social sciences. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Florida to discuss who this class is as well as how the pandemic shifted the world even more into the creative economy. Topics-The Creative ClassWho are they?What do they do?Where do they live?Hubs of the creative classDid the pandemic flatten the world by increasing the normalcy of online interaction?What books have had an impact on you?What advice do you have for teenagers?Dr. Richard Florida is a researcher and professor, serving as University Professor at University of Toronto's School of Cities and Rotman School of Management, and a Distinguished Fellow at NYU's Schack School of Real EstateHe is a writer and journalist, having penned several global best sellers, including the award-winning The Rise of the Creative Class and his most recent book, The New Urban Crisis. He is co-founder of CityLab, the leading publication devoted to cities and urbanism.He is an entrepreneur, as founder of the Creative Class Group which works closely with companies and governments worldwide. Socials! -Lessons from Interesting People substack: https://taylorbledsoe.substack.com/Website: https://www.aimingforthemoon.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aiming4moon/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aiming4MoonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aiming4moonTaylor's Blog: https://www.taylorgbledsoe.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6 

I'm reading two books on the topic of creativity, Creative Quest, by Questlove, and The Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida. Creative Quest is a fairly recent release and it's a personal exploration of his creative process as a musician, a creator, a DJ, and other roles the Roots drummer plays. The Rise of the Creative Class has an updated second edition that was released within the past few years. It's more about the segment of our economy and labor market that is made up of creative people. Both books have opinions on definitions of creativity, and like all books on the subject, there is more to the mystery of the thing than words can capture or articulate. It brought to mind the difference between learning about creativity and actually having creative experiences. I have some friends who have taken university-level classes on creativity, and their own creative output didn't seem to benefit from the education. I haven't found the book on creativity yet that has actually enhanced my experience of creativity, or made it more enjoyable or effective. And every time I've tried to improve my creative process, I've ended up falling back on my old familiar ways of doing things that never stopped working. Picking up the implements and trying stuff until I recognize something worth playing with remains the most reliable way to get into a creative flow. I also question the idea of creativity on demand because, more times than not, my process hasn't resulted in something I want to finish. I mentioned the Iris Dement song, Let the Mystery Be in another video about God and faith the other day, but I think the same thing goes here. When it comes to creativity, "no one knows for certain... I just choose to let the mystery be." All that said, I am enjoying both books for what they are - insights into personal creativity and its contribution to our culture, economy, and way of life. Want to check them out? Help a guy out by using these affiliate links. Thanks! The Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida https://amzn.to/3Q0hxa9 Creative Quest, by Questlove https://amzn.to/3PN7pkJ #creativity #creativebusiness #creativeclass --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/franklin-taggart9/message

Welcome to season three of the Four Degrees to the Streets Podcast! We're excited to be back to continue delivering relatable and informative episodes this year. Make sure to watch this full recording on our YouTube channel. In this episode, Nimo & Jas break down what work, workplaces, and the workforce look like almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic sent many industries home and out of the traditional office building setting. Press play to hear: A comparison of central business districts before and after 2020, including office occupancy rates.Case studies of cities that experienced population growth and decline.Reflections on long-term changes to downtown areas.Special thanks to WTF Media Studios in Los Angeles, CA. And Creative Producer Jonny Cruz for our Season 3 promotional video. Thank you for listening and tune in every other Tuesday where Nimo and Jas keep it Four Degrees to the Streets.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @the4degreespod.Or send us an email to connect with us!RESOURCES:As Remote Work Persists, Cities Struggle to Adapt - The Pew Charitable TrustsWhy Working From Home Will Stick - University of Chicago The Future of Hybrid Work: 5 Key Questions Answered With DataBig Population Shifts in Cities and Towns One Year Into PandemicGeorgetown sales tax revenue continues to climb despite COVID-19Which metro areas have fared better in the COVID-19 rebound?Cities in a post-COVID world - Richard Florida, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Michael Storper, 2021Gateway & Natural Amenity Region (GNAR) InitiativeFrom Los Angeles to New York, Underused Office Buildings Become Apartments Amid Housing...

The Mark Moses Show is joined by Florida Gators Basketball Player Will Richard to talk about why he transferred to play for Florida this season, his expectations for the team this year and what are some of his favorite classes he is currently taking at UF this fall.  The Mark Moses Show weekday afternoons from 3-6 pm on Sports Radio 1560 The Fan & Sportsradio1560.com. You can also listen to Mark Mid days on 95.9 The Rocket. Follow him on social media @markmosesshow The Gator Collective: For those who don't know about name, image and likeness rules, it allows college athletes to earn money for things like interviews, autographs, brand endorsements, and appearances. The Gator Collective is a Gator fan club where Gator fans can pay a monthly fee and get exclusive access to Gator athletes. Things like video messages on your birthday or the ability to attend private events with the athletes. Your membership fee pays the athletes to provide those fan experiences. For more information or to sign up, go to www.thegatorcollective.com 

The American working world has been flipped upside down. Since 2020, many employees have adapted to working from home, managing hybrid schedules and countless remote meetings. But as we look to a future with, hopefully, fewer pandemic disruptions, what temporary work practices will become permanent? And what can we expect for the future of work? We'll also hear how the pandemic influenced the organized labor movement. And urbanist Richard Florida weighs in on how cities are transforming thanks to a decentralized workforce. What's the future of urban centers when more people are working from home? GUESTS: Emma Goldberg: Future of Work Reporter for the New York Times Sarita Gupta: Vice President of US Programs at the Ford Foundation, and Co-Author of The Future We Need: Organizing for a Better Democracy in the Twenty-First Century Erica Smiley: Executive Director of Jobs with Justice and Co-Author of The Future We Need: Organizing for a Better Democracy in the Twenty-First Century Richard Florida: Urbanist, professor at the University of Toronto, and author of The New Urban Crisis This episode of Disrupted was produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, Zshekinah Collier and Catie Talarski, with help from interns Michayla Savitt and Sara Gasparotto, who also contributed. This show originally aired on March 30, 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest in this episode of Moments of Clarity is Josie Gibson.    Josie is co-founder and director of The Catalyst Network, a membership community of accomplished changemakers and a mentorship program for graduates and creative entrepreneurs. She is also the founder and director of CatalystFX, which she created to address the urgent need for different thinking and responses to complex business, social, and environmental issues.   Josie is active in national and international initiatives exploring new work, community and economic models. She is an advisor with multiple leading organisations in different industries and is also a Senior Industry Fellow at FORWARD, RMIT's new Centre for Future Skills and Workforce Transformation.   Josie's incredibly rich professional history is matched by her personal life and experiences which we discuss today.    In today's episode we talk about the expectations of a working-class Irish Catholic family, a trip to Japan, a man named Ed, individualism vs collectivism, the need for mutual contribution and respect, reciprocity, connection, urbanisation and Richard Florida, networks, self-organisation vs hierarchy and a moment of clarity.    Links https://www.catalyst-fx.com/ https://www.catalyst-fx.com/the-catalyst-network/ https://about.me/josie.gibson https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/get-involved/join-our-corporate-membership-program/meet-our-corporate-members-josie-gibson-catalyst www.linkedin.com/in/josiegibson https://twitter.com/josiejosieg https://medium.com/rmit-forward https://soundcloud.com/rmit-forward/rmit-forward-skillscast-s1e03-josie-gibson-culture-conversations   Time Stamps 0:00 - 19:50 Introduction with Matt and Toby 19:51 - 44:07 Part 1 with Josie Gibson 44:08 - 69:00 Part 2 with Josie Gibson 69:01 - 70:13 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing.   Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family.   You can also check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/momentsofclaritypodcast/ or our website at www.moc-pod.com.  

Greg reports from Houston, where he and Richard Florida had some stage-sharing to do. Dan recounts a jaunt to the Canadian Riviera and Pacific Northwest, where mass timber is on the rise. Then on to demolitions, what's on the bookshelf, future guests, future guesses…. -- -- Intro: “Livin' on the Edge (of Houston),” by Reverend Horton Heat Discussed: Richard Florida's slightly altered new jam: Live Work Play Connect. Build multifamily, family-oriented apartments of appropriate size, while you're at it. NEOM Mass Timber Conference: Jeanne Gang can hack it – literally Explore ‘22 – Expedia Conference at Aria, Las Vegas Band recs (or wrecks) “Durbin Renewal” – The US Government's landlord, GSA, wants to demolish two buildings from the 1910s because they present a “security risk” to the Dirksen Federal Building, which has been there since 1964. An Illinois senator just found $52 million to make it happen. Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo, finally bites the dust. The stolen bicycle is in the basement of the Ford Foundation, with the built-in brass ashtrays in the auditorium… This kerfuffle in Northwest Arkansas Green Obsession – Stefano Boeri Architetti Celebrating Public Architecture – Success of open architecture competitions in Flanders, Belgium Supertall – Sfefan Al Truth and Lies in Architecture – Richard Francis-Jones Crypto-Schadenfreude and the Electric Bull - Outro: “Song for America,” by Destroyer

On this week's episode, we'll hear from Christopher Howse on the destruction of Ukrainian churches. (00:50) Next, Richard Florida on how Covid has changed London for the better. (13:52) And finally, Olivia Potts on her love of the crisp sandwich. (23:56) Produced and presented by Sam Holmes Subscribe to The Spectator today and get a £20 Amazon gift voucher.

In this episode, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews the renowned professor, author, and urbanist Richard Florida. They talk about the interconnectedness of shared labor markets, how to address racially concentrated disadvantage, and the importance of a living wage. Tune in to hear Professors Goldsmith and Florida discuss concentrated advantage and disadvantage, and how cities can use data in a meaningful way to improve the lives of all residents.Music credit: Summer-Man by KetsaAbout Data-Smart City SolutionsData-Smart City Solutions, housed at the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School, is working to catalyze the adoption of data projects on the local government level by serving as a central resource for cities interested in this emerging field. We highlight best practices, top innovators, and promising case studies while also connecting leading industry, academic, and government officials. Our research focus is the intersection of government and data, ranging from open data and predictive analytics to civic engagement technology. We seek to promote the combination of integrated, cross-agency data with community data to better discover and preemptively address civic problems. To learn more visit us online and follow us on Twitter. 

Fareed talks to Joanne Lipman, former Editor-in-Chief of USA Today, on how the pandemic has made us rethink the workplace and our work-life balance. Then, former U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, tells Fareed how the transition to digital school came with a big learning curve for students, teachers, and parents alike and what can be done to improve the future of education. In the Spring of 2020, many thought cities would be yet another victim of the pandemic, but University of Toronto Professor Richard Florida says cities are here to stay – they just need to evolve. Lastly, Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, discusses the post-pandemic economy and what it will look like for people, for corporations and for nations. GUESTS: Joanne Lipman, Arne Duncan, Richard Florida, Zanny Minton Beddoes To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Hear from Richard Florida, best-selling author and urban planning expert, on why New York is so well-positioned to be the superstar of superstar cities, and why he's so bullish on New York's recovery and future long-term success. Recalibrate Reality is presented in collaboration with 92nd Street Y and the Regional Plan Association (RPA).

In this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary catches up with Chuck Cain, Senior Vice President - National Agency for the FNF Family of Companies. You can reach Chuck via email at charles.cain@fnf.com or listen to him on the FNF Unplugged podcast.During their conversation, Chuck or Mary mentioned:The real estate industry is evolving in how it conducts business. Check out this article to learn more about what is disrupting the traditional business model and learn about upcoming trends will further impact it.Here's a breakdown of how the RedFin model works.Chuck mentioned a report from the Inman Headline, noting how teams are also becoming more important to the Real Estate industry. Here is Inman's Essential Guide to Real Estate Teams.It's said there's an 80/20 rule regarding how many agents produce the bulk of business. This article with statistics ranging from 2017-2019 sheds more light.RIN, RON, and AVON…Capital Title Insurance Agency drafted this quick-reference to all things electronic closing.Get up to speed on iBuyers and SPACs. As Chuck noted, such companies are expanding into smaller communities, not just urban settings. In 2020, Forbes offered a look at the top ten cities for potential iBuyer growth.Mary says, “nope;” would you buy a car from a vending machine?Redfin reported more and more buyers are closing on a home without seeing the property.The National Association of Realtors (NAR) offers this advice in creating a social media usage policy and Inman offers this insight on avoiding legal landmines with social media.Chuck mentions co-marketing regulations, as well. Here's what the NAR suggests.Here are the CFPB FAQs regarding RESPA Section 8.Check out this overview of how the CFPB may shift under President Biden. Side By Side is a guide on Fair Lending from the FDIC. Plus, the National Fair Lending Alliance's website is filled with resources.The CFPB versus Townstone Financial Inc.: get the scoop on how the “Feds say radio statements by Townstone Financial reps amount to ‘redlining' Townstone says it's an attempt to ‘cancel' silence free speech.”Chuck mentions The New Urban Crisis by Richard Florida.Organized Cyber Crime is real. It's no longer a single hacker targeting businesses, it's a whole team.Tom Cronkright of CertifID highlights a rise in cybercrime, sourced from the FBI's 2020 Internet Crimes Report.As Chuck mentions, congress is increasing its focusing on the protection of personal information. Here's a look at the expansion of DC's law, California Privacy Act, and New York's pending legislation. Risk Management: third Party providers must also be considered when it comes to NPI.Here's more on a need for lenders to consider real-time quality assurance.Chuck quotes Shoshana Zuboff's book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.Deep dive into the details of privacy disclosure do's and don'ts.Here are resources and templates for the ever-important (if not frequently read) Master Closing Instructions and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).As noted, mortgage lenders experienced an increase in profit margins with the refinance boom of 2020, but looking forward, expect them to shrink.Learn more about Business Intelligence (BI).Technology and automation are driving US Banks to cut as many as 200,000 employees in the next decade.Here's a bit more on Warehouse Lending and how digital mortgages are reducing lag time.Remember Blockchain? You can also learn more about the Torrens System.MBA's website offers several compliance resources. Learn more about fourth party compliance issues.Catch up on the decade-long fight over the CFPB's existence, plus read an update since the episode was recorded: the Supreme Court ruled on the FHFA leadership; President Biden responded.Have you read Acting Director Dave Uejio's statement of priorities, including COVID-19 related hardship?It seems the days of $1 CFPB fines are over. Chuck mentions the CFPB's case against PHH, which was dismissed in 2018. Read more.The CFPB is hiring!Mary and Chuck discussed the Positive Pay system - its benefits and shortcomings.Here's a primer on all thing mortgage fraud and an overview of how AI enhances the consumer experience even as it evolves to aid in fraud protection.Chuck mentioned hearing Garth Graham of the Strathmor Group speak at an MBA conference about the cost and usage of technology. Here's an in-depth article he wrote on this digital transformation.You can deep-dive into all things SOC 2 related here.If you'd like to contact the Commitment Matters podcast, email podcasts@ramquest.com. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, or visit RamQuest.com/podcast to download the latest episode. Lastly, we love to see when and how you're listening. Share our posts, or create your own and tag them: #CommitmentMattersPodcast

COVID-19 has forced technological evolution and adoption at an unanticipated rate. One resulting trend is working from anywhere. At an American Business Journal "Future of Cities" event earlier this year, urban studies expert Richard Florida noted that for the first time, people are asking themselves deep questions about how they want to live and work with the understanding that they have more choices today in how to organize their lives. In this episode, three professionals representing different industries share their experiences living the work from anywhere lifestyle: Erin Lonoff, Principal with New York-based HR&A advisors, Brandon Hendrickson, founder of the online learning platform Science is Weird, and Aaron Brossoit, CEO of marketing and communications firm Golden Shovel. HR&A Advisors: https://www.hraadvisors.com/Science is Weird: https://www.scienceisweird.com/Golden Shovel Agency: https://www.goldenshovelagency.com/Destination Medical Center: https://dmc.mn/

(Featuring Richard Florida, Urbanist, Author, Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto) As the cities cautiously re-open into the late phase of the pandemic, writer and urbanist Richard Florida believes that metros have a unique opportunity to reimagine and redefine what a “central business district” will look like in the new normal. Community is key. www.afire.org/podcast/postcrisiscities/ In this two-part AFIRE Podcast (the FIFTIETH EPISODE of the podcast!) host and AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson sits down with Richard Florida, urbanist, author, and professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, to discuss the the crisis cities were facing before the pandemic, how the crisis accelerated evolving trends in work and lifestyle habits, and the opportunity cities have right now to reimagine what live-work-play means in their communities. As a prolific economist and researcher in global urban trends, Richard Florida has helped investors better understand how cities have changed and evolved, particularly through his work in The Rise of the Creative Class (2002) and The New Urban Crisis (2017). In this podcast, Florida calls on investors to embrace change as work habits, families, and use of the built environment adapts to life after the pandemic.

(Featuring Richard Florida, Urbanist, Author, Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto) As the cities cautiously re-open into the late phase of the pandemic, writer and urbanist Richard Florida believes that metros have a unique opportunity to reimagine and redefine what a "central business district" will look like in the new normal. Community is key. https://www.afire.org/podcast/postcrisiscities/ In this two-part AFIRE Podcast (the FIFTIETH EPISODE of the podcast!) host and AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson sits down with Richard Florida, urbanist, author, and professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, to discuss the the crisis cities were facing before the pandemic, how the crisis accelerated evolving trends in work and lifestyle habits, and the opportunity cities have right now to reimagine what live-work-play means in their communities. As a prolific economist and researcher in global urban trends, Richard Florida has helped investors better understand how cities have changed and evolved, particularly through his work in The Rise of the Creative Class (2002) and The New Urban Crisis (2017). In this podcast, Florida calls on investors to embrace change as work habits, families, and use of the built environment adapts to life after the pandemic.

This episode marks the beginning of a new chapter for Model Citizen. With the power of a single mighty tweet, I've broken off the shackles of formal institutional affiliation. So we're on our own. Let's just say it's been a hell of a week. In that time, I've launched a daily newsletter, also called Model Citizen, which I've integrated with this podcast. If you'd like to support me, and the burgeoning Model Citizen media empire, please consider subscribing at modelcitizen.substack.com. It's just $5.99 a month. In addition to thought-provoking writing delivered straight to your inbox, subscribers get audio versions of articles, special episodes of the Model Citizen podcast and more. But on with the show! This week's guest, Richard Florida, is one of our leading authorities on cities and urban life. Richard is author of a shelf of books, including the Rise of the Creative Class and, most recently, the New Urban Crisis. In this episode, we talk about the extent to which work-from-home arrangements will or won't stick after the pandemic, whether San Francisco faces the fate of urban powerhouses of yesteryear, like Pittsburgh and Detroit, how self-reinforcing selection effects have made academia stifling, and more. Richard Florida is University Professor at the University of Toronto's School of Cities and Rotman School of Management, as well as a Distinguished Fellow at NYU's Schack School of Real Estate. And, as you'll see, he's also a hell of a nice guy.ReadingsThe Rise of the Creative Class by Richard FloridaWho’s Your City by Richard FloridaJason Rentfrow’s Google Scholar pageTriumph of the City by Ed GlaeserJonathan Miller on Real Estate after the Pandemic, Bloomberg Masters in Business podcastPrison Notebooks by Antonio GramsciSubscribe to the Model Citizen newsletterhttp://modelcitizen.substack.com/subscribeCreditsHost: Will Wilkinson (@willwilkinson)Music: Dig Deep by RW Smith This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit modelcitizen.substack.com

In episode 45 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan sits down with Richard Florida, an urbanist and the author of "Rise of the Creative Class," a book which identifies the emergence of a new social class that is reshaping the twenty-first century's economy, geography, and workplace. The two discuss how Richard's upbringing in New Jersey shaped his career and drove him to make sense of why some cities thrive and others don't. They also discuss the how the pandemic and work-from-home era has caused a demographic reshuffling, and which cities stand to benefit.Original release date: December 15, 2020Watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4jsICKOliMLearn more about Fifth Wall at https://fifthwall.com/This podcast is presented for informational purposes only, is not intended to recommend any investment, and is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in any current or future investment vehicle managed or sponsored by Fifth Wall Ventures Management, LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “Fifth Wall”; any such investment vehicle, a “Fund”). Any such solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest will be made by a definitive private placement memorandum or other offering document. Forward-looking statements and opinions as to real estate markets or any other matters, as expressed in this presentation, are those of the individual presenters, but are not necessarily the views of Fifth Wall as a firm, and cannot constitute a guarantee of future success or profitable results. As a result, investors should not rely on such forward-looking statements and/or opinions, or on anything else contained in this podcast, in making their investment decisions. Moreover, certain information contained herein may have been obtained from published and non-published sources prepared by other parties and may not have been updated through the date hereof. While such information is believed to be reliable for the purposes for which it is used herein, Fifth Wall does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information, and such information has not been independently verified by Fifth Wall. This presentation speaks as of its publication date, and Fifth Wall undertakes no obligation to update any of the information herein.In addition, to the extent that any prior performance information is contained in this podcast presentation, prospective investors should bear in mind that past results are not necessarily indicative of future results, and there can be no assurance that any Fund will achieve results comparable to those of any prior or existing Fund or portfolio investment of Fifth Wall.None of the information contained herein has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities administrator under any state securities laws or any other domestic or foreign governmental or self-regulatory authority. No such governmental or self-regulatory authority has passed or will pass on the merits of the offering of interests in any Fund or the adequacy of the information contained herein. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful.This communication is intended only for persons resident in jurisdictions where the distribution or availability of this communication would not be contrary to applicable laws or regulations. Any products mentioned in this podcast may not be eligible for sale in some states or countries. Prospective investors should inform themselves as to the legal requirements and tax consequences of an investment in a Fund within the countries of their citizenship, residence, domicile and place of business.Investors should consult their own financial, tax, legal and other advisors in connection with any proposed investment and should carefully review all disclosures and descriptions of risk factors that are contained in relevant offering materials.

Dr. Ricardo explores Richard Florida's book "The Rise of the Creative Class" a book that highlights the value, necessity, and impact of creativity on the individual, their work, and country 

“Access to talented and creative people is to modern business what access to coal and iron ore was to steel-making”, according to author and thought-leader, Richard Florida.  A common response we hear is that creativity is limited to a small group of people with particular talents.  The misperception is that most people don't want to be creative, couldn't do it if asked, and would be very uncomfortable in an environment where creativity was expected of them.  This belief is false.   Every human is endowed with an incredible capacity for creativity and innovation.  The board agreement among economists is that economic growth comes from creative or knowledge-based occupations. And, when we stifle that creativity by old-style command and control management mindsets and practices, we risk losing talented people. According to a 2004 Economist magazine article, “The real foreign threat to the America economy is not terrorism; it's the way we make creative and talented people stop wanting to come here.”My guest on The Business of Intuition is a person who makes a living being creative.  Doug Diehl is a nationally recognized painter who is known for his evocative landscape scenes of the Southwest. Doug has also started and led many small businesses and is a voracious reader of history, art and philosophy.    In this fascinating discussion Doug describes:How he prepares himself to be creative,The way in which intuition is a function of creativity,How he balances both the right and left sides of the brain at the same time,How painting a picture is similar to building a company's vision.Most importantly Doug gives us real tools to tap into our intuition and creativity and how to apply them to our lives at work. Finding inspiration in a non analytical way.Getting out of the analytical side of your brain so intuition can integrate into your process. Key Takeaways:A person's biggest hindrance is their ego and pride. It blinds you blinds you to mistakes and new courses.Intuition and a visionary mindset, infuses passion while overriding ego and pride.Strive to evolve so that my art, my business, and my life is improving.Examining life from different perspectives and thought processes helps us look at life through different lenses. "You go beyond the rules, where intuition is. You learn to break the rules and how to break them without breaking the object." —  Doug Diehl  See Dean's TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Doug Diehl:  Website: DouglasDiehlArtist  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.  

Few corporate location decisions have generated as much excitement or controversy as Amazon's search for HQ2. More than 200 cities across North America entered into a frenzied bidding war to become the tech giant's next home, with New York City and Arlington, Virginia ultimately sharing the prize in late 2018. Just a few months later, Amazon cancelled its plans for New York in the face of a backlash that divided New Yorkers. To recount the story of HQ2 and the lessons for cities, as well as the recent decision by Sidewalk Labs to abandon its plans for a smart city in Toronto, Sam Chandan is joined by Richard Florida, University Professor at the University of Toronto and Distinguished Fellow at Schack's Urban Lab, and Matthew Kwatinetz, Director of the Urban Lab. Florida was involved in preparing Toronto's bid for HQ2 while Kwatinetz was Executive Vice President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC) at the time. This episode includes excerpts from Sam Chandan's and Richard Florida's NYU class, Global Cities in a Post-Pandemic World, and has been edited for content and length. For more information about the Urban Lab podcast and Dr. Sam Chandan, please visit http://www.samchandan.com/urbanlab.

Renowned urbanist Richard Florida joins Sam Chandan to discuss the future of cities as well as the social and economic forces contributing to protests taking place across the world following the death of George Floyd. Dr. Richard Florida is Distinguished Fellow at the NYU SPS Schack Institute's Urban Lab, University Professor at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, and Founder and Editor-at-Large at CityLab. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling Rise of the Creative Class, as well as The Great Reset and The New Urban Crisis. This podcast includes excerpts from Sam Chandan's and Richard Florida's NYU class, Global Cities in a Post-Pandemic World, and has been edited for content and length. For more information about the Urban Lab podcast and Dr. Sam Chandan, please visit http://www.samchandan.com/urbanlab.

“Creativity is finding unity in what appears to be diversity,” says Dr. Kenneth Heilman. Author of Creativity and the Brain, Heilman, a distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, explains where creativity may reside in the brain, how it differs from raw intelligence, and how creative people actually think. Heilman has been fascinated by creativity since childhood. Almost killed by meningitis as an infant in 1938, he was saved by a doctor who had heard of a new treatment and tried it on Heilman. “Creativity has reduced a huge amount of suffering,” Heilman says. TRANSCRIPT: Intro: 0:01 Inventors and their inventions. Welcome to Radio Cade the podcast from the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville, Florida. The museum is named after James Robert Cade, who invented Gatorade in 1965. My name is Richard Miles, we’ll introduce you to inventors and the things that motivate them, we’ll learn about their personal stories, how their inventions work and how their ideas get from the laboratory to the marketplace. Richard Miles: 0:38 Creativity in the brain, where can it be found? How does it differ from intelligence? And what are creative people like? I’m your host Richard Miles, today, My guest is Dr. Kenneth Heilman, distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Florida and author of surprise, a book called “Creativity and the Brain”. Welcome to Radio Cade Ken. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 0:56 Thank you for inviting me. Richard Miles: 0:58 So Ken, like many of our guests on this show, you spent your career in Florida, but you were born in Brooklyn. So, the first thing I gotta ask is, Dodgers or Yankees? Let’s get that out of the way first. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 1:09 Brooklyn Dodgers. But when they moved to LA, I stopped being a professional sports fan. Richard Miles: 1:16 So you didn’t switch to another team? You just gave up entirely on sports? Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 1:19 Well, you know, here was a team that was tremendously supportive and actually started integration with Jackie Robinson and what happened because they offered him a free stadium in the park and Patriot, the hell with the fans that have been watching him for all these years, we’re going to LA and I said, look, I don’t move for businesses.The hell with this I’m not watching this anymore. Richard Miles: 1:42 And that was a precursor of things, the calmest teams to abandon their cities, to go to other markets and so on during the expansion years. Okay. Well, now that we’ve got that most important question out of the way, let’s sort of dive straight into our topic. As you know, Phoebe and I, have always been interested in the neuroscience of creativity and I think the first time we met, probably about 2010, it was to get your ideas and some other folks at the University of Florida, we’re planning a big exhibit on the neuroscience of creativity. And so we needed to get smart, and we knew that you were one of the folks to talk to. So creativity is one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot and sometimes it’s defined in different ways. So why don’t I start by asking you to define creativity from your point of view, and then how does it differ from intelligence? But let’s start with that. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 2:25 Okay. First of all, when I was in high school, I took a public speaking course, I got to seen it, but your teachings are remember, is thought by definitions and tell people how important it is. So we’ll start with the definitions. It depends where you look up creativity for different definitions. If you go to websites, for example, it says productive and mall by originality. So according to them, if I sat down in front of a word processor and randomly hit keys for days and days and days, it would be creative because it would be original. Nobody probably would hit the same keys and if I did it long enough, it would be productive, but you wouldn’t feel this would be creative. I think the best definition, but the same complete by Banowsky who said, creativity is fine in unity in what appears to be diversity. The only problem with this definition it is no mention of originality or productivity. So I think in the book and during lectures, when I define creativity is the ability to discover, understand, develop and express in a systematic fashion, novel, orderly relationships said , in other words, finding the thread that unites. Now, a lot of people in other definitions state, it must have value, and I never understood why they put it in and sure, great artists, and you never sell your painting and it burns or something. It doesn’t mean that it wasn’t creative. Even now. It has no value. So value, I’m not sure really defines it . It defines it and far as business people, but not as far as people who produced creative products. Now let me tell you about the second part. If you look at my yearbook at high school, all the way back then he says Ken Heilman wants to do medical research. And what happened when I was a little boy, I looked down at my arm and I noticed I had a scar right near the front on the top and I asked my mother, what is that mom? She said, oh, when you were an infant, you came down with meningococcal meningitis. And this was 1938 or 1939, and the doctor said we have no cure for it. He’s going to die. It turns out this doctor actually had an appointment that Columbia University and you were working on a new drug called sulfur drugs . And he actually lifted some out of the laboratory poets and my house did a cut down. That’s what the scar was for, gave it to me, and here it’s 79, 80 years later and I’m still here. And that really brought to mind how important creativity is. You inclined have suffered with diseases and so many other problems and when you think about all the wonderful things that we’ve done, when used appropriately, creativity has reduced a huge amount of suffering . So that’s why it’s always been a very important topic to me. Richard Miles: 5:31 So can you write it? Creativity is closely linked to raw intelligence, but it’s not quite the same thing? Is that correct? Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 5:38 Well, let me talk about intelligence and creativity. Okay. First of all, let me start by saying in general, when I’ve written about this, I talk about three major steps in the creative process. The first one is preparation, and that’s learning all the skills and knowledge that you need to be creative. The second one, I call creative innovation and that’s coming up with the creative ideas. And the third stage of course is production. Now I’m not going to discuss that at all, because that depends upon the domain of creativity. But what about IQ Willem , as you probably know, okay. With IQ, when initially it was early on used people call people who have IQ over 130, 140 geniuses. And genius implies that you’re tremendously creative. And it turns out there was a psychologist, I think at Stanford, whose name was Terman . And what Termin did was gave all the students and around San Francisco and all that area an IQ test that he developed called the Stanford Benet. And then he followed all these people along and it turns out some were very successful, some or just usual, but there were no Nobel prize winners that was in his genius class, but it turns out that there was two Nobel prize winners whose IQs were too low to be in term as geniuses that reached and got the Nobel prize. So one was Shockley who invented the transistor and you know what that’s meant to our world . And another one was Alvarez who helped develop the radar. They both won Nobel prizes, but they didn’t have IQs high enough to be included in terms of geniuses. So in general, people found out that later on, there was not a direct relationship between intelligence and creativity. And in general, a lot of people who’ve written about this say, you just need to be intelligent enough to learn the skills and knowledge in the creative domain that you’re doing. People have a cutoff of about 110 or 120 , but there is no direct relationship. Richard Miles: 7:53 So it’s more of a threshold factor, right? That once you reach that threshold of somewhere between 110 and 120, there’s not a correlation that the smarter you are, the more creative you are. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 8:02 No Relationship. Now, it turns out that special talents are important. They’re very, very important. But of course, the IQ test doesn’t test special talents. So way back in the 1700s, there was a philosopher, Gall, who was actually the founder of phrenology, but Gall had two very important postulates. One postulate was that different parts of the brain perform different actions. And the second postulate was the better developed this module was, or this specific form better develop better at work. Now, what happened was Gall, was aware that our skull grew depends upon brain growth, so we said, oh, if we measured the skull, maybe we can tell about people and what they are capable of doing. The problem with that is it became a pseudoscience and all these people were making all these crazy suggestions, but it turns out a neurologist in France in the mid- 1800s, Paul Roca, heard a student of Gall’s talking about the importance for the frontal lobes and speech and he had a patient in the hospital who had a stroke sometime before was actually dying of, I think, tetanus and the patient had trouble speaking. He could understand, but he couldn’t get out the speech. The patient died and sure enough, he had a lesion in his frontal lobe. And then, in the second paper, Paul Broca examined eight people who had problems with speech from strokes, all eight of them, they were right-handed and all eight of them had left hemisphere strokes. So that provided a positive finding that really in some way, supported Gall’s, hypothesis. And we know that the left hemisphere understands speech. One of my mentors or Norman, Geschwind looked at a huge amount of people’s brains at the auditory cortex in the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere. And he found that the auditory cortex was actually bigger in most people in the left hemisphere, but even with great geniuses, sometimes their brains are different, but this hasn’t really been evaluated today. Richard Miles: 10:16 I just wanted to interject or ask a question about the role of the left hemisphere and at least the theory and how that contributes to creativity. Cause I remember in your book, which came out in 2010, it came out. I remember you described a number of what to me were surprising associations with higher creativity, including, for instance, being lefthanded, epilepsy, having dyslexia, being slow, and learning to speak, mental illness. And if I understood correctly, the general theory sort of connecting those was a suppression of, or damage to the left hemisphere actually allowed the right hemisphere of the brain more license, I guess and that may contribute to creativity. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 10:57 You’re jumping ahead a little bit. Okay. There have been studies for example, by Miller who’s out in San Francisco, he looked at some people who had a degenerative disease, which mainly occurred in her left hemisphere and their artistic skills actually became enhanced and what was interesting, there hasn’t been a lot of research looking at the true geniuses, but one of the interesting stories about Einstein’s brain, it turns out that Einstein said it would be okay if they took his brain out and they examined it. And he was in Princeton, New Jersey, and there was a pathologist whose name was Thomas Harvey. So Harvey took the brain out and after it was fixated, he took a knife and he cut it into small blocks, 240 little blocks, and sent it all around the world to different people. And he said, well, tell me why he was a genius. People said, wait a minute, you gave me this little block of brain, how can I do anything? Well, the only thing that Harvey did was good was he actually photographed Einstein’s brain after he took it out. And what was really interesting is that on the left hemisphere, there’s a big, big, Valley called Sylvian fissure . It’s a big Fissure and it separates the frontal lobe from the temporal lobe and the parietal lobe from the temporal lobe. And what was really interesting about Einstein’s brain is that his Sylvian fissure can go all the way back and it didn’t actually go into the prior lobe . On the left side, it stopped really, really early. And after seeing that people said, oh, that’s why he was a genius because he didn’t have these big a soul . So I go into his prior lobe and dividing up his neural networks. Well, it turns out that one of the things we know about evolution is that the more GRI and salsa you have, it means the more cortex you have, okay. And that’s not a sign of superiority, it’s a sign that something is wrong. And if you look at his history, that part of the brain is very important for language I’m his parents for them to the pediatrician when he was about three years old, because he was not talking. And the other thing that was really interesting about Einstein’s brain, if you look at it, is that his right pro lobe was huge. Now, in addition, Arnstein was also probably dyslexic again, that parietal lobes’ important. So the question comes up that his less evolved left temporal low , allow his right to actually be superior. And it turns out when you read all the Weinstein’s works about himself, he said he always used spatial reasoning. And could it be that he was such a genius because again, his left hemisphere did not develop, but his right hemisphere really alone . Now, what’s really important. Also, as we’re going to talk about the frontal lobes are very important for divergent thinking. And it turns out, as I mentioned, Einstein had a huge, huge right frontal lobe. Richard Miles: 14:20 Ken, when we talk about divergent and convergent thinking for listeners who aren’t exactly sure what we mean by that, convergent thinking is when there’s one or a couple of right answers and you’re honing in on that right answer to a given problem and divergent thinking is when there could be a range of different types of solutions to a problem. One sort of looking in the other one sorta looking out. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 14:41 Let me talk a little bit about that because the very first step in innovation to creative process is disengagement. What do I mean by disengagement? You have say, hey, this doesn’t explain your work, this is not the truth. And maybe one of the best examples of this is Copernicus who said , hey, wait a minute, this doesn’t make sense that will all revolving around the earth. Okay, It has to be other possibilities. Could it be that we’re revolving around Mars? or the sun? And then after he disengaged from that, he went ahead and used divergent thinking other possibilities, and he came up with a concept, hey, it’s the sun. We’re revolving around the sun. So the first step in creativity is first of all, disengagement, I don’t believe that’s the way done. Maybe as a better explanation. No one’s ever painted this one. No one’s ever written music. Hey, here’s a good novel no one’s ever written about. So you disengage from what has been done and then from there, you do divergent thinking saying, hey, what are the alternatives? What are the possibilities? Now it turns out from the neurological perspective, one of my mentors, Derek Denny Brown, brain neurologist said that all animals can do two things. They can approach or they can avoid and he said, this is even true of humans. He said it turns out that the frontal lobes are the disengage void organ and the temporal and parietal lobes and several or more for approach. And we know that when people damage their frontal lobes , what they do is they separate. In other words, they can’t disengage. So if we give them a test where they have to organize cards in a certain way called the Wisconsin card sorting , once they get one successful one, that’s it they’ll keep on repeating it, repeating it, repeating it, something we call the separation. And one of the things that we use to look at divergent thinking is something we call the alternative uses test. What you say to the person, okay, I’m going to give you an object and what I want you to do is give me the different things that you can do with this object. But the more different it is, the more points you get. So for example, I give somebody a word, the brick, if they say, Oh, you use it to build houses, to build fireplaces, you get maybe a point for each of those. If you say, Oh, you know, you’ve been using it as a doorstop or a bookend you get two points. If you say, Oh, you know, what you can do is take it in the bathtub with you and after your bath, you can use it to rub off your calluses you get three points. So your idea is that’s a test of divergent thinking, but creativity. So a lot of tests of creativity are one that’s used a lot is called a Torrance test. Where they have both verbal and visual-spatial test of divergent thinking. But as I said, this is only the first sub-stage of innovation. Now, a very important thing about innovation and creativity is curiosity and risk-taking. And that’s very, very, very important. And the reason why so many people get into creative occupations is because to them, it’s very rewarding. So you go back and you go through history and you look at artists , composers, whenever even scientists and what happened was financially, they did terribly, but they wanted to create because it gave them great joy. And the best example is Galileo, who proved Copernicus thing. You know, what the Pope did to him? Prisoner the rest of his life. Richard Miles: 18:36 Yeah. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 18:36 And it turns out they finally forgave him about 40 years ago because he showed that the sun was in the center of the universe. Now it turns out that there’s a place deep in brain called the ventral striatum. And in animals, if you stimulate that, the animal will keep on doing whatever it was doing. It’s very rewarding. And that whole system is reward system. And it’s also hooked up to the frontal lobe. And it turns out that excitability of that system is very important for the drive and motivation. It turns out that, that system was also abnormal in people who use drugs. And that’s why actually, you see your very high rate of drug abuse in people who do creative. So let me go to the third part of innovation. So we have to disengage and say, hey, it has to be better answer to divergent thinking in saying , hey, what is the possibilities create ? The next one, and the critical element is finding the thread that unites and William James was really one of the founders of current psychology and said the thread that unites unheard of, combinations of elements and subtle associations and spearmint, another famous person who said creative ideas result from the combination of ideas that have been previously isolated. And perhaps the best example is Einstein’s E equals MC squared. Prior to that time, they were isolated. So it’s very important in the creative mode that the neurons in the brain and these modules that we’re talking about, that they communicate with each other. And there’s some evidence that that’s true. So one of the great experiments showing about this communication was done by a neurosurgeon, Joe Bogan. And we talked about that the right hemisphere is important for visual-spatial and the left for verbal and we had an epileptic’s whose seizures can be controlled, so they spread from one hemisphere to the other. So they were going to cut the connection between the two hemispheres, the corpus callosum. So the seizures couldn’t go from one side to the other side, but Bogan was curious whether or not this would interfere with creativity. So they gave people the inkblot test and the inkblot tests , as you know, just has inkblots and you tell people, hey, what does this look like? And then you could judge the creativity. People like me say that looks like a moth that looks like a bat and a lot of people come up with very creative ideas. So he tested these people and then after the collosum was cut, they retested them. And the creativity was actually gone. Why? Because the visual system could not communicate with the verbal system makes sense? Richard Miles: 21:31 These various parts of the brain have to be constantly swapping information with each other. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 21:35 And in fact, when you record from the brain, the brain waves, when people are in a creative mode, their brainwaves actually go ahead and have a certain type of coherence, like they’re all communicating with each other. So in general, one of the things we ask is how do we increase our networks? Well, one of the great stories about chemistry is about tequila. They knew benzene had six carbons, but they didn’t know how it was organized. So he was drowsy and off to sleep. When you imagine or dream about a snake, biting its own tail in gear , Hey, it’s a ring, but it turns out if you look at almost all great creative ideas, people were almost always in a state of relaxation. Isaac Newton, when he came up with calculus and he came up with the laws of gravity, there was an epidemic almost like ours , but I think it was a little bit worse and they closed up Cambridge university. It was a plague, and so, he went up to his mother’s farm and now we have plenty of time and he sat under the apple tree and thought about these problems and came up with these ideas. When he went back to Cambridge, after it was over, they gave all kinds of administrative jobs because she was so successful with the ideas, he didn’t come up with much after that. Einstein came up with most of his theories late at night, in the patent office, when it was very, very quiet. Even when you think about when you get a great idea, you yell Eureka! Well, it was Archimedes who came up with that idea, the concept of buoyancy and what was he doing? He was taking a bath, another relaxing thing. The person who actually improves the nerves theory of the brain was a spanish physician, Raymond Ecohall, and he wrote a book actually, about creativity, which is an interesting book. In the book he says, if a solution fails to appear yet, we feel success is around the corner, just try resting for awhile . Now, another thing that we know about creativity is actually that one of the most creative types of people are people who have depression and bipolar disorder tend to be very, very creative. And so we thought what’s going on here about sleep, relaxation, depression, all those kinds of things. Well, it turns out they’re all similar in that in our brain, we have a neurotransmitter called norepinephrine. And when you get norepinephrine what happens is your attention goes externally rather than internally. So for example, if you were a child and you were sitting in the back of your class, just dreaming, daydreaming all the time the teacher you would say, hey, take your son or daughter to the doctor and get em some medicine. They give medicines like Dexedrine. They increase no norepinephrine. What do people do then? They attend to the teacher, they don’t go into their own mind . If you’re going to be creative, guess what you have to do. What do depressant people do almost all day long? Go into their own mind . So we actually wanted to test that theory. I did this with a fellow David B. We gave normal participants, anagram tests . You take words and you mix up the letters and you see how long it takes them to get the word. And some of them, we gave a medication called Propranolol, it blocks norepinephrine . One of the bad side effects, it turns out, if people take it too long, is depression. And it turns out when we gave these people Propranolol, this beta blocker of norepinephrine, guess what? They performed much better. Then with another fellow George Gotcebing. We know that when we treated epileptics, we found that one of the ways of doing it is by simulating one of the cranial nerves called the Vegas nerve. And what the Vegas nerve does is actually increase the output of norepinephrine in the brain. And it’s interesting because now they also use it to treat depression and we gave creativity tests while we’re stimulating. And we weren’t stimulating and low and behold, what do we find out? That when we are stimulating him your creativity went down. So in general, it’s important to go ahead and be in a very relaxed state. Richard Miles: 26:07 It sounds like in general, there’s this obviously complex interplay between left and right hemisphere and various areas of the brain. But if I had to sum it up, it seems to me in your book, a part of what you do is say that these various conditions in left hemisphere, whether they’re through an accident of birth, or an injury, or a certain mental state, we’re in the inclination to search for that conversion type of thinking and free up, the more divergent type of thinking that may occur elsewhere in the brain. Who , for instance, like I’d signed that the example you gave of him being delayed in his speaking clearly didn’t make him not a creative person. It may been just the opposite. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 26:44 This is important that when people get head injuries, the place that they injure most likely is the, frontal lobes and the connections. And the frontal lobes are the critical thing, both for divergent thinking and for motivation to continue working and to actually produce the creative object or thought or whatever it might be. So, no , that’s not generally true. There have been cases where people did get injured. Strokes, dementia that didn’t enhance the creativity, but remember in those people, they paid a price, they were disabled. So yes, in certain unusual cases, brain damage can enhance it. But in most people interferes with every stage, the first stage, the preparation it interferes with that, it interferes with divergent thinking and it also interferes with convergent thinking. Richard Miles: 27:36 Ken, if we could come back to the question earlier, how much of this is hardwired? And you’re basically born with this ability to do that creative type of thinking at a high level and how much of it could be taught in schools or taught in workplaces and people could sort of make themselves be more creative in general? Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 27:53 No, you’re asking a very, very important question that’s going on for centuries and centuries. In general, both are important. Nature is important. Brain development is important and nurture is important. And those two things have to go together. So for example, there’s the famous story in Romania. The leader during communist times wanted to increase the population. So we encouraged people to have more and more children and they couldn’t afford the children, so they put them into these units. They fed them, but they didn’t play with them, and they didn’t hug them. Guess what’s happened to these kids. They were all mentally impaired because they need that stimulation to have the brain growth. And this is true throughout life. So it’s not purely nature because nurture helps develop the brain. And that’s been shown, you need a combination of both, but I think it is very, very important growing up to be a stimulator as possible and to do as many new and novel things that possibly you can. One of the things that really troubles me about our educational system is that in general, they downplay the opportunity for children to be creative. So who are the first teachers they fire when you have economic problems? Richard Miles: 29:12 The music teacher and those folks, right? Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 29:14 The music teacher and the art teacher, And in general, how do they gauge how well somebody does, they gauge it by their knowledge. There’s no tests that they give em that really looks at their creativity. And none of the teachers in school talk about even how do we enhance this creativity? And it’s really a shame because it turns out there was a book written by Richard Florida, and in his book, he says something very, very, important which is coming to be true in the future. The success of different nations, societies is not going to be based on people’s labor, like labor in factories, and so forth. It’s going to be primarily based on creativity. America has been very, very fortunate because it was a country of immigration. And the people who came here said, Hey, wait, I don’t like what things are going on here, there must be a better way. And therefore, America has been a very creative country. My grandmother, who was a Jewish grew up in Belarus, was pregnant with my mother and she told her husband, I don’t want to bring my kids up here. It can be spiteful and treated badly, I want to go to America. And it turns out that America allows people to become very creative. But we need to really force that in our school systems and we’re not doing it. And we’re doing everything the opposite way. So for example, in medicine now, how did they decide how valuable you are? By how many relative value units. So I’ll just tell you the story about me very briefly. I see patients with cognitive disorders and usually, in my afternoon clinic, I would see about four patients, but I was teaching medical students. And most of these patients were sent by other neurologists because they couldn’t figure out what was going on with these patients. And if you go into pub med and type my name, you’ll see how many reports there are about unusual patients. I got a letter from an administrator at The University of Florida that said, you come to clinic at 12:30, you don’t leave clinic until past six o’clock, and you’ll only see four new patients. It wasn’t really his fault, that is the mentality now. So even medicine, if you see something interesting, something that’s different that you want to really look at and examine you can’t do it. So, and so many domains were interfering in the schools and medical schools were interfering with really the growth of creativity. Which takes time, rest and patience. Richard Miles: 31:56 We’ll Ken, thank you very much. We’re about out of time, but that’s been a fascinating discussion about the relationship of creativity and the brain. And I’m thankful that somebody invented the internet and zoom and laptops, those creative folks made this conversation possible. So thank you to that wider community who makes these conversations as possible, but thank you very much for joining us today on Radio Cade. Dr. Kenneth Heilman: 32:17 Thank you for inviting me and for all the wonderful work you all are doing in enhancing creativity to Bob Cade is so wonderful. Finding out about the museum is something that’s looking at attempting to enhance creativity. Thank you so much. Richard Miles: 32:32 Well, thanks for coming on Ken, appreciate it. Outro: 32:34 Radio Cade is produced by the Cade museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville, Florida . Richard Miles is the podcast host and Ellie Thom coordinates, inventor interviews. Podcasts are recorded at Hardwood Soundstage, and edited and mixed by Bob McPeak . The Radio Cade theme song is produced and performed by Tracy Collins and features violinist, Jacob Lawson.

Are you curious about how current trends might impact the future? If so, you may be a futurist. In fact, we can all apply strategic foresight to plan for what's ahead, exploring the current tends in our own lives to think through how the future could unfold—and then building a plan around the things we can control. Today, we're joined by Rebecca Ryan, the futurist and economist behind NEXT Generation Consulting, Inc, a forecasting firm dedicated to leaving the world a better place for future generations. She also serves as the Resident Futurist at the Alliance for Innovation, Senior Advisor at the Governing Institute, and Board Chair & Faculty at the Institute for Zen Leadership. A thought leader in the realm of strategic foresight, Rebecca is the creator of Futurist Camp and the author of ReGeneration: A Manifesto for America's Next Leaders. Rebecca starts by defining what it means to be a futurist and sharing an exercise for becoming the futurist of your own career and life. She explains why technology is making us less human and challenges listeners to a weeklong digital detox. Rebecca also offers her take on the future of truth in a time when belief trumps reason, and she weighs in on what's in store for the middle class in the years to come. Listen in for Rebecca's insight around the current period of Winter we are experiencing in America and learn what YOU can do to advocate for others and call Spring forward! Themes explored in this week's episode: What it means to be a futurist and how the recession inspired Rebecca to dive into the deep end of the foresight pool The powerful glass and rubber balls analogy for guiding your priorities The multistep process for becoming the futurist of your own career and life How to live in the present as a futurist Why Rebecca believes technology is making us less human + her Digital Detox Challenge for Life & Leadership listeners Rebecca's take on the future of truth and the current assault on science, journalism and the intelligence community The premise that America is in a period of Winter and what we can do to call Spring forward Rebecca's insight on the future of the middle class The value in thinking through what a direct competitor might do to take your place Resources from this episode: Connect with Rebecca at rebeccaryan.com Watch Rebecca's TED Talk Create a Better World for More People Follow @rebeccaryanfuturist on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Help Rebecca workshop ideas through her blog on Medium Check out Rebecca's Futurist Camp Access ReGeneration: A Manifesto for America's Next Leaders Read Rebecca's post ‘I Screwed Up My Last Book' Learn more about the University of Houston's Foresight Program Study the work of Richard Florida and Peter Bishop Revisit Jason Lauritsen on Life & Leadership S2EP03 Find out if you have futurist traits with the Gallup Strengths Finder Join the World Future Society or the Association of Professional Futurists View Rebecca's webcast on applying foresight to your own life Review NATO's 2018 Strategic Foresight Analysis Report Explore Tristan Harris' work with the Center for Humane Technology Read Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky Discover Laurie Anderson's artwork We would love to hear from you! Have an idea for a podcast or a question you want us to address? Interested in additional support, resources and workshops? Here are all the ways you can interact with us! Tweet us! @tegantrovato and @TeamAwesomeMKE Email us: tegan@BrightArrowCoaching.com and Katie@TeamAwesomeCoaching.com Follow us on Facebook @BrightArrowCoaching and @TeamAwesomeCoaching Follow us on Instagram @TeganTrovato and @katie_rasoul Connect with us on LinkedIn: Tegan Trovato and Katie Rasoul Download free tools and sign up for our newsletters, events and workshops by visiting: https://www.brightarrowcoaching.com/ and https://www.teamawesomecoaching.com/

The online retail giant has announced that it will split its long-anticipated new headquarters between Long Island City In New York City, and Arlington, Virginia. Some 238 cities across North America had competed for the role. But many residents at the lucky winners are angry about the billions of dollars in alleged "corporate welfare" offered by their city authorities to lure Amazon in. Winner's curse?Michelle Fleury meets the protestors in Long Island City, while Edwin Lane speaks to urban studies theorist Richard Florida, Seattle-based professor of public policy Jake Vigdor, and to Vinous Ali of the British tech industry body TechUK.(Picture: Boxes with the Amazon logo turned into a frown face are stacked up after a protest against Amazon in Long Island City; Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)