MORE ON Density: Richard Florida: The Power of Density Richard Florida: Human Capital Density Richard Florida: The Density of Smart People The map below shows the density of the creative class across ...

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Among the most pervasive, and arguably pernicious, notions of the past decade has been that the “creative class” of the skilled, educated and hip would remake and revive American cities. The idea, ...

The so-called "creative class" didn't quite pan out as people thought it would. The term, coined by economist and social scientist Richard Florida in his 2002 book The Rise of the Creative Class ...

Richard Florida, a well known consultant planner has a revised edition of his famous book titled “The Rise of the Creative Class.” Florida visited Wilkes-Barre quite a few years ago and provided ...

Looking to thrive in our new, post-recession economy? Then it's essential to focus on doing work that it would be near-impossible to program a computer or robot to do. Other research has already ...

Journalists take it for granted that they can reach professors on the phone for expert opinions. Universities even publish directories to make faculty members accessible to the media. But you can’t ...

6 short years ago, Richard Florida made waves with his national best seller “The Rise of the Creative Class” which examined the growing role creativity was playing in our society. 6 short years later, ...

For an interactive map based on this data compiled by the ERS, click here. The map shows the number and percentage of creative class and arts workers in each U.S. county. [imgcontainer] ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Yet, with all this arguing, it seems like some are still ...

Urban policy mavens Joel Kotkin and Richard Florida have been mixing it up at the Daily Beast over the key to urban success and growth. Florida is known for the thesis that, very roughly, appealing to ...