Tag: "creativity"
Crowdsourcing Strategy
The McKinsey Quarterly has a piece on organizations that have used wikis and other crowdsourcing technology to create open strategic planning processes (registration required). As the article points out, this approach sometimes requires a change in the nature of leadership roles: Taking these principles to their logical conclusion suggests a shift in the strategic-leadership role [...]
Poughkeepsie is One of the Top Cities in the US. . .
. . . if you’re a family with children looking to live in a midsize region. Creative Class guru Richard Florida‘s site “Who’s Your City?” has a series of “top city” lists for different demographic groups. Poughkeepsie is number three for midsize regions for families with children, right behind Bridgeport, CT and Worcester, MA. You [...]
Can Social Media Improve Leadership Skills?
That’s the question being addressed Alexandra Samuel over at the Wall Street Journal. A few tips she offers: Create a Leadership Dashboard Don’t just monitor the Web for intelligence about your business and brand; mine it for ideas, news and research that will help you develop as a leader. Use iGoogle, Google Reader or an [...]
FabCafe: Have a part made while waiting for your coffee
Springwise has a post on FabCafe, a Japanese establishment that offers 3D printing along with coffee: FabCafein Shibuya is now offering the use of a laser-cutting machine along with its range of hot drinks. The coffee shop, designed by Naruse-Inokuma Architects, is equipped with power outlets and wifi for laptops, as well as a Universal [...]
Cities & Our Common Future
We’re taking a break from regular blogging this week. We leave you with this TED talk by Alex Steffen, in which he discusses how cities can create a “shareable” sustainable future. Be back next Monday!
Planning as Art; Art as Planning
With increasing recognition of the economic importance of their arts sector, some communities have created community plans for the arts. Over at Engaging Cities, the Orton Foundation’s Rebecca Sanborn Stone has a post describing efforts at community planning through the arts. Her post summarizes efforts in three communities: Starksboro, VT, Yellow Springs, OH and Mendocino [...]
