Innovation Districts Archive

A neighborhood designed for work: In today’s evolving workplace of mobile workers, work-at-home entrepreneurs and employees, and
The modern office park?: The people in the image are the employees of a company in
WSJ: Cities Launch Programs To Lure College Graduates: The Wall Street Journal today featured the article Cities Launch Programs To
Merging the “EDS” with a CoolTown: So what happens when the entrepreneurial development system (EDS) is integrated into
An “EDS” entrepreneurial community in action: There’s no better way to understand a concept than to see it
The Entrepreneurial League System: It’s all about building relationships. Building a place for creative entrepreneurial people
Entrepreneurs can learn a lot from minor league baseball: Cool towns focus on job growth through home-grown companies. Thankfully, that’s become
“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
Q&A: How do you attract the anchor R & D tenants?: This is a more specific question related to job creation, asking how
Higher density = More jobs per capita?: Sprawl may cost city jobs, reports indicate The Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Julie
In the news: Diverse leadership = jobs?: Mid-sized cities get hip to attract young professionals (USA Today cover story)
Investing in ‘Entrepreneur Villages: The Conflict: Visionary municipalities have an overriding interest in improving their quality
Gazelles + Economic Gardening = Prosperity: Gazelles: There are two kinds of entrepreneurs – the ones that do
Why are entrepreneurs important to cities?: Entrepreneurs create jobs. Just about every Fortune 500 company has a story
Jobs follow talent, not vice versa: Look at the image above… to an employer, that’s a potential gold
Investing in the large-scale workplace: While much of the focus in CoolTowns is in providing workplaces for
Modern workplace trends: This summary of workplace trends is brought to you by a long-time
The distributed, decentralized workplace: How’s this sound if you have a current 9-5 job: Monday: –
The future workplace: A national workforce survey this month reveals a desire for the evolution
The Experience Economy: We’ve gone from an agricultural economy, to manufactured goods, to services. What’s
Communities of Commerce: A business is only as good as its strategy, leadership and talent