Capitalism is undergoing an epochal transformation from a mas-production system where the principal source of value was physical labour to a new era of innovation-mediated production where the principal component of value creation, productivity and economic growth is knowledge and intellectual capabilities.
This is the first in a series of articles in which The Globe and Mail visits an iconic Toronto neighbourhood or event with Richard Florida.
Richard Florida on his adopted city’s central role in a new world order built not around nations but around mega-regions.
Spark Con, a creative conference in Raleigh and how Richard’s ideas play a role
By Richard Florida, Across the Board: the Conference Board Magazine – Sept 1994
By Richard Florida and Martin Kenney, Industrial Relations Journal – Autumn 1991
By Richard Florida and Martin Kenney, Journal of the American Planning Association – Winter 1992
By Richard Florida and Martin Kenney, Chronicle of Higher Education – July 1991
By Richard Florida, Martin Kenney and Andrew Mair, Economic Development Commentary – Winter 1988
By Richard Florida and Martin Kenney, California Management Review – Spring 1991
By Richard Florida, Prevision: Journal of the Japan Association for Management Research – 1994
By Richard Florida, Book Chapter in Financing Entrepreneurs by Cynthia Beltz (editor) – 1994
Marshall Feldman and Richard Florida, Book Chapter in Government and Housing: Developments in Seven Countries. Urban Affairs Annual Reviews no. 36 by Willem van Vliet and Jan van Weesep (editors) – 1990
By Martin Kenney and Richard Florida, Hitotsubashi Journal of Commerce and Management – Dec 1989
”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
