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The Keys to the City (Philadelphia)

Philly.com – Jan 2006

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Creative ClassFlight ArticlesNewsProfiles and Interviews

Creative Class Struggle, A web-exclusive Q&A with Richard Florida

By Adam Hanft, Fast Company – Nov 2005

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EuropeFlight ArticlesNews

Venice is Deep in Thought

By Momus, Wired Magazine – Oct 2005

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EconomyFiles / Working PapersFlight ArticlesTalent

Creative Capital: The Key to Prosperity

By Richard Florida – Sept 2005

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CitiesEconomyFlight ArticlesNewsTolerance

Intolerance Hampers Growth, Open society essential to future economic development, argues Richard Florida

Charlotte Business Journal – Sept 2005

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Creative Class Author Touts Diversity

By David Mildenberg,

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Flight ArticlesNewsProfiles and InterviewsWork Place

Managing Those Creative Types

By Jennifer Robison, Gallup Management Journal – Aug 2005

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AustraliaCitiesFlight Articles

Perth: A City on the Edge

By Brigid Delaney – Aug 2005

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CompetivenessCreative ClassFiles / Working PapersFlight ArticlesGlobalizationOpinion EditorialsTalent

A Dire Global Imbalance in Creativity

By Richard Florida – July 2005

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Flight ArticlesRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Bright Flight, Is the Bay State’s vaunted ‘creative class’ coming or going? (registration required)

By Robert David Sullivan, CommonWealth – July 2005

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EconomyNewsRise of the Creative Class News ArticlesTolerance

Creatives Must Bring Everyone Along, says Florida

By Renee Hopkins Callahan – June 2005

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CitiesEconomyFlight ArticlesNews

Economic Sparring Match Turns to Meeting of Minds, Authors share ideas about cities and the challenges they face

By Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News – May 2005

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CompetivenessFiles / Working PapersFlight ArticlesGlobalizationOpinion EditorialsTalentWorking Paper Series

Baseball’s Home Run

By Richard Florida and Jesse Elliott – June 2005

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Creative ClassEconomyFiles / Working PapersFlight ArticlesOpinion EditorialsRegionsTalentTolerance

Tolerance Grows the Economy

By Richard Florida, Philadelphia Inquirer – May 2005

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Flight ArticlesProfiles and Interviews

Tom Peters’ Cool Friends

By Tom Peters – May 2005

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Attracting Creative People Key to South Florida’s Success

By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel – May 2005

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AustraliaCitiesFlight Articles

Creative City on Verge of the Boho Big League (not available online)

By Jacqui Taffel, The Sydney Morning Herald

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U.S. Creative Class Requires Nurturing, Scholar Insists (not available Online)

By Jon Talton, The Arizona Republic – May 2005

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What We Need Is Vibrancy

By Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post – April 2005

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ChinaCitiesFlight Articles

How Cities Become Great – Places like Shanghai are well placed in the race to marry creativity and innovation

By Peter Hall, Newsweek International – April 2005

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Florida’s Gospel and the Creative Class

By Leon Gettler, The Age – March 2005

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Flight Reviews

Losing Our Edge (not available online)

By Cecil Johnson, Special to the Star-Telegram – April 2005

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Flight Reviews

Bye, Creatives

By Barbara Kiviat, Time Magazine – April 2005

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Flight Reviews

Social Cost

By Ben Adler, The New Republic – April 2005

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Flight Reviews

The Gay/Hipster Index

By Christopher Dreher, Salon.com – April 2005

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Flight Reviews

Losing Our Edge (Unavailable Online)

By Cecil Johnson, Special to the Star-Telegram – April 2005

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Flight Reviews

Talent: Will America Lose Out?

BusinessWeek Book Review – May 2005

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Flight Reviews

Hitch Your Wagon to Estonia

By Clayton Collins, The Christian Science Monitor – May 2005

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Flight Reviews

The Intolerance Agenda – Microsoft Gives Richard Florida’s Creative Class the Finger

By Josh Feit, The Stranger – May 2005

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Flight Reviews

Why Worry? Note to post–9/11 U.S.: You’re no Finland—or even Estonia

By Geeta Dayal, The Village Voice – May 2005

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Competing in a New Age

By Thomas Hoffman, Computerworld – May 2005

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Flight Reviews

The Flight From America

By Lakshmi Chaudhry, AlterNet – May 2005

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Flight Reviews

Technology & Society

By Curtis D. Frye, techsoc.com – Aug 2005

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AudioNewsProfiles and InterviewsRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Bill Thompson Interviews Richard

Bill Thompson, Eye on Books

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EconomyRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Memphis Manifesto, The

By the Creative 100 – May 2003

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InnovationRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Why is Hip-Hop so Powerful?

By Wyatt Jackson, President, Mo’Genius University, Inc.

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AudioRise of the Creative Class News Articles

The tROCC Rap (mp3)

By Wyatt Jackson, Mo’Genius University

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AudioRise of the Creative Class News Articles

The tROCC Rap (lyrics)

By Wyatt Jackson, Mo’Genius University

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JapanRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Leading the World with Unique Culture – New Kyoto Model: Recognition of Creativity in Everyday Life

Ken-ichi IMAI (Director of the Board, Stanford Japan Center), Japanese Institute of Global Communications – March 2004

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Rise of the Creative Class News ArticlesTalent

Reverse Brain Drain Threatens U.S. Economy

By Alan M. Webber, USA Today – Feb 2004

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Files / Working PapersRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Kotkin’s Fallacies: Why Diversity Matters to Economic Growth

By Richard Florida

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Files / Working PapersRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Utterly Baffled: Richard responds to critics of Rise

By Richard Florida

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Files / Working PapersRise of the Creative Class Features and ReviewsRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Response to Edward Glaeser’s Review of Rise

By Richard Florida – June 2004

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Rise of the Creative Class Features and ReviewsRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Prof. Ed Glaeser Reviews Rise

By Edward L. Glaeser – 2004

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Files / Working PapersRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Revenge of the Squelchers (Full Report)

By Richard Florida – April 2004

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Entrepreneurship

Let’s Get Creative: Creativity is what makes the world go round. How do you keep from missing the ride?

By Geoff Williams, Entrepreneur Magazine – October 2002

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NewsRise of the Creative Class Features and ReviewsRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Bacon’s Rebellion Book Review

By James A. Bacon, July 2002

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NewsRise of the Creative Class Features and ReviewsRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Author Sees Creativity As A Societal Driving Force

Martha E. Mangelsdorf, Globe Correspondent for The Boston Globe, June 2002

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NewsRise of the Creative Class Features and ReviewsRise of the Creative Class News Articles

Be Creative or Die

By Christopher Dreher, Salon.com – June 2002

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Profiles and InterviewsRise of the Creative Class Features and Reviews

The New York Times : Creative Cities And Their New Elite

By Emily Eakin, New York Times – June 2002

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