LDRLB shares its 2013 top 50 professors on twitter, broken into lists around leadership, innovation, and strategy, as well as five at-large professors.
adminAugust 6, 2013
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The Kozouz sisters start a new advice column with the Detroit news where they answer readers’ questions on love, dating and family every Tuesday.
adminAugust 5, 2013
Rana Florida conversations with successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders about how they manage their businesses, relationships, their careers and more. This week’s conversation is with President Bill Clinton.
adminAugust 5, 2013
Is your business just doing OK? Has your job become routine and ordinary?
If you answered yes, then you’re ready for an upgrade, according to Rana Florida, CEO of consulting firm Creative Class Group. “A lot of us are living through a state of managed dissatisfaction,” she laments. Naturally, that’s no way to achieve success.
adminAugust 1, 2013
As high-paying manufacturing work has declined over the past couple of decades, America’s economy has literally split in two. The large and rapidly growing mass of low-wage, low-skill service jobs in fields like food preparation, retail sales and personal care are much the same across the country and these workers have become largely stuck in place.
adminJuly 30, 2013
It’s amazing that some offices have pingpong tables and pet friendly policies, but have done so little to support working mothers, writes the CEO of Creative Class Group, Rana Florida.
adminJuly 30, 2013
It’s summertime and everyone wants to be outside enjoying the warm weather. What’s easier than gathering friends and family for a backyard BBQ? From Memorial Day to Labor Day, grilling is a hallowed summer tradition.
adminJuly 29, 2013
Richard Florida calls Pittsburgh his “base case” for the transition of a formerly industrial city to the creative economy.
adminJuly 29, 2013
Summer is all about getting outdoors. Whether it is lounging around reading a good book, being active, or grilling, your outdoor space can be the perfect place to relax, have fun or entertain. With a little imagination, a touch of creativity, and some muscle an ordinary backyard space can be transformed into a magical oasis.
adminJuly 26, 2013
Throw a dreamy dinner party inspired by the sunny islands of Greece. Learn how to create the look!
adminJuly 10, 2013
Don’t disappoint your family or friends by getting stuck in the office. Here are some tips to ensure you get to take your vacation on your schedule.
adminJuly 10, 2013
Outdoor cooking and entertaining is all about getting people together, and who does that better than the Greeks? Rustic Greek food is simple, fresh, tasty and made for sharing. You can transform any backyard into a Greek Isle by serving up this splendid Mediterranean cuisine.
adminJune 27, 2013
Whisk your guests off on a magical journey to the Greek Islands right in your own backyard. For décor, use colors that evoke the pristine waters of the Aegean Sea, deep blue with a splash of turquoise, the landscape dotted with white cubed architecture, and the fresh sea air.
adminJune 27, 2013
An astounding 70 percent of employees are not engaged or inspired by their work. Clearly management bears a large part of the blame. In my upcoming book Upgrade (McGraw-Hill, September, 2013), I write about business’s leadership crisis. The traditional top-down approach, in which the boss sits at the top of the pyramid and orders the underlings to work harder, is no longer flying.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Rana Florida and sisters known as the Motown Lowdown, answered relationship questions every Tuesday in the Detroit News.
adminJune 25, 2013
Leading up to Canada Day, the Huffington Post blog team asked prominent Canadians what they would change about one aspect of its country.
adminJune 25, 2013
Bring the beach to your own backyard with a seaside theme party that’s oh so chic for summer. Learn how to create the look!
adminJune 21, 2013
HGTV.ca’s hostess extraordinaire, Rana Florida, throws a cool, casual pizza party for family and friends.
adminJune 21, 2013
The coasts of the six New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut are well known for their summertime clam bakes. But you don’t need an east coast beach to enjoy one. All you need is fresh seafood, a bunch of friends, and a great big pot to put on the grill.
adminJune 20, 2013
You don’t need a beach or a fire pit to host a New England style clam bake, just a BBQ grill and a large pot. What easier way is there to entertain at home than to throw a big pile of lobsters, potatoes, chicken, andouille sausage, little neck clams, cherry stone clams, shrimp, and corn on the cob on the grill?
adminJune 20, 2013
Richard’s interview in the knowledge section of Seoul’s leading business paper,Maeil. It is an in deprh and inspiring story sharing Richard’s insights into how to help cities nurture creative environment, including brain circulation.
adminJune 20, 2013
Today’s highly mobile knowledge workers–the key to economic growth in a global economy where the talent and skills of the workforce is a prime difference-maker–choose where to live more for the qualities communities offer than for specific job-related reasons.
adminJune 19, 2013
With smartphones, people can snap a #Selfie and share it with their network of friends or followers in an instant. With Facebook, Instagram, PicMonkey, Twitpic, TumblrPic and Pic Stitch everyone can be their own photographer, artistic director, and graphic designer, choosing the desired filter and crop, adding text, icons, and Emojicons. Everyone is curating their own content.
adminJune 17, 2013
Why go out for pizza when you can convert your BBQ grill into a wood burning pizza oven for an entertaining and delicious ‘make your own pizza party’ right at home?
adminJune 14, 2013
Why go out for pizza when you can simply turn your backyard bbq grill into a wood burning oven to get the perfect pie?
adminJune 14, 2013
Summer is right around the corner, and we all know what that means: soon it will be time to fire up our backyard, deck, and poolside BBQs. There’s no better way to entertain friends and family on a warm summer night than with tasty food hot off the grill. Here are some hosting tips from Rana.
Design and creativity are everywhere, so why not incorporate both into your entertaining?
adminJune 7, 2013
From the Amalfi Coast and French Riveria to the California and New England coasts, there are beaches for every taste and style. Summer is almost here, so why not entertain your friends and family with a beach blast, laid back and casual yet with just the right touch of chic? It doesn’t matter how far inland you are–with enough design and creativity, you can be anywhere your imagination takes you.
adminJune 7, 2013
There’s no better way to entertain friends and family on a warm summer night than with tasty food hot off the grill.Design and creativity are everywhere, so why not incorporate both into your entertaining? With a bit of imagination and these simple tips, anyone can pull it off.
adminJune 7, 2013
Dr Richard Florida, the Cultural Innovation keynote speaker at EBN Congress, answers some questions ahead of his address at the Congress on May 30. (First appeared in Ulster Business magazine.
adminMay 29, 2013
Richard and Rana Florida host GO WILD, an evening celebrating Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works.
adminMay 20, 2013
Richard and Rana Florida host GO WILD, an evening celebrating Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works.
adminMay 20, 2013
Everyone loves tacos! From food trucks to gourmet eateries, this Mexican street snack is all the rage. So why not turn a traditional backyard BBQ into a fun and favourful authentic Mexican grill?
adminMay 20, 2013
Long the epitome of a humane, prosperous, diverse, caring city, Toronto has at long last captured the world’s attention – but not in the way that anyone would want. Mayor Rob Ford’s latest scandal has drawn headlines in the New York Times, New York Magazine, and Vanity Fair, making him the butt of jokes on talk shows like Real Time with Bill Maher, and even on the sports network ESPN.
adminMay 20, 2013
You don’t have to be a Marxist to wonder if capitalism has run its course. Though the stock market is soaring the economic recovery is jobless, millions remain un- or underemployed, and the economies of the world are mired in slow growth. At the same time, the gap between the rich and the poor is wider that it’s been in more than a century.Before we can treat capitalism’s symptoms, we have to understand its disease. We are in the midst of the greatest, most thorough economic transformation in all of history.
adminMay 17, 2013
As summer nights approach, many of us look forward to entertaining in our backyards. Whether it is a celebration, a dinner party or an intimate gathering of friends, it’s paramount that guests feel relaxed and welcome. One way to do this is to theme your evening.
adminMay 15, 2013
Creative Spaces: an exclusive look inside some of North America’s most remarkable homes with Rana Florida. One of Canada’s most notable art deco homes is featured in part 2 of the home of Kate and David Daniels of Toronto.
adminMay 15, 2013
HGTV : Creative Spaces: Kate & David Daniels and One of Canada’s Most Notable Art Deco Homes, Part I
Creative Spaces: an exclusive look inside some of North America’s most remarkable homes with Rana Florida. One of Canada’s most notable art deco homes is featured in part 1 of the home of Kate and David Daniels of Toronto.
adminMay 15, 2013
To get a leg up on the competition, here are ten job hunting tips for college graduates to ensure a successful career launch.
adminMay 13, 2013
The May 3 Denver South Economic Development Partnership luncheon drew Gov. John Hickenlooper to introduce the speaker and attracted an enthusiastic, capacity crowd to the DTC Hyatt Regency ballroom. The governor came to provide the Colorado context for the event’s featured speaker, Dr. Richard Florida.
adminMay 13, 2013
”The Creativity index appeared to be one of the best metrics to understand sales performance at Cirque. And correlation are strong, therefor we will be now using this metric to anticipate sales performance and better forecast.
Alexandre AlleMarket Insight Advisor, Cirque du Soleil