Richard Florida
Richard Florida
Richard L. Floridais an American urban studies theorist. Florida's focus is on social and economic theory. He is currently a professor and head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto...
families government ignoring needs people realize social time
I think we do need more time off, but it's not a government issue. It needs to be a social thing. People need to realize that working all the time and ignoring families is not healthy.
entry housing markets people point
You've got these housing markets that are completely out of whack. There's no point of entry for young people anymore.
creativity keys creative
I call the age we are entering the creative age because the key factor propelling us forward is the rise of creativity as the primary mover of our economy.
new-york kentucky virginia
New Jersey boasts the highest percentage of passport holders (68%); Delaware (67%), Alaska (65%), Massachusetts (63%), New York (62%), and California (60%) are close behind. At the opposite end of the spectrum, less than one in five residents of Mississippi are passport holders, and just one in four residents of West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, and Arkansas.
cities smarter productive
Denser cities are smarter and more productive
meaningful emotional long
Too much of what led up to the crisis in the old bubble days—the conspicuous consumption, the latter-day Gatsbyism—was fueled by a need to fill a huge emotional and psychological void left by the absence of meaningful work. When people cease to find meaning in work, when work is boring, alienating, and dehumanizing, the only option becomes the urge to consume—to buy happiness off the shelf, a phenomenon we now know cannot suffice in the long term.