tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post1755156166227570496..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Downtowns' Future: 'Shop Locally' Column & DialogueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-84109096638874402302010-12-07T19:50:48.182-06:002010-12-07T19:50:48.182-06:00Nicholas,
I'm delighted to have discovered yo...Nicholas,<br /><br />I'm delighted to have discovered your blog. I agree that it is the university towns, or other places that attract high proportions of educated people, that will invent the next American city. This is especially true of smaller cities, I think, as large cities will always have the element of random juxtaposition that leads to creativity.<br /><br />So my question to myself and anyone who is listening is how we lead people from the dumbed down popular culture to creativity, and then transfer creativity to innovation. <br /><br />To me it is analogous to conversations about technology transfer 20 years ago--tremendously important and everyone wanted to jump on the bandwagon. Now the challenge to the U.S. is creativity transfer to something that is economically valuable.usefulcommunitydevelopmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225330309257272175noreply@blogger.com