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Myth: The market doesn’t really know what they want: There’s probably no more over-used philosophy in product development. You’d think this
“How do we implement the future of work?”: This is the second of two key questions asked at the First
“What does the future of work look like?”: This is the first of two key questions asked at the First
The 12 Most Walkable Cities: I must admit the foot people really put in some extensive criteria
City downtowns becoming cool again: People are starting to favor the unique establishments of downtown over the
The CoolTown QuickMovie: Once you install the latest version of Quicktime and have good computer
It’s the people AND the place, stupid!: Just in case anyone might be offended, that’s a take off of
Why ‘ugly’ is still valued by creatives…: …and that is to attract only the most creative people. Creative prejudice
Cool isn’t necessarily about being ugly: That seems to be the myth. The ‘coolest places’, especially to the
Live-work from an artist’s point of view: With all the buzz about how creativity is vitalizing economies, it’s imperative
From a live-work unit owner herself: I asked Diane Dorney, who owns a new live-work unit in the
More evidence of the live-work trend: One way to realize there’s increasing demand for live-work-play(shop) communities is to
The rise of live-work units: Where there’s a rising demand in live-work, there’s the spark of a
Is there a demand for live-work communities?: There’s a ton of buzz about places where you can live, work
CoolTown Guild: The Town Builders Collaborative: OK, The Town Builders Collaborative (TBC) is a team of implementors, but
CoolTown Guild: Entreworks: Entreworks is all about economic gardening. In fact, it’s one of the
CoolTown Associate: Kennedy Smith: If you’re wondering how your town center is ever going to compete
CoolTown Guild: The Kentlands Initiative: The CoolTown Guild is the talent pool by which these CoolTowns can
Q&A: CoolTowns on university campuses?: Have you seen any of these COOL initiatives applied on a University/College
The Next Boom Towns?: Coincidentally enough, the magazine closest in content to Fast Company is Business
CoolTown Resource: Fast Company magazine: If you want to understand the CoolTown market from a jobs point
What is New Urbanism?: Building a great community is much, much more than just the buildings,
Smart City Radio – Weekly urban insights: If you’ve got one hour a week to listen to other people
Student vision for a CoolTown: Since we define cool by what the future resident/tenant thinks, we* met
Q&A: Which comes first? A city-wide master plan or a built project?: This was asked by a city manager when discussing where to focus
Q&A: How do you build for younger audiences when the boomers are in charge?: I’m in Utah this week visiting small towns that may by interested
Q&A: How do you build a CoolTown in an area considered rural?: Some people move to specific places because of a job they couldn’t