New York has lost one-quarter of its film jobs. The urbanist who named the creative class says AI will make cities matter ...

Among the most pervasive, and arguably pernicious, notions of the past decade has been that the “creative class” of the skilled, educated and hip would remake and revive American cities. The idea, ...

When first published in 2002, The Rise of the Creative Class quickly established its author, Richard Florida, as an urban policy and business management guru. The Rise of the Creative Class heralded ...

For better or worse, many American cities are defined largely by their local economy. Places like Las Vegas and Miami are major international tourist hubs, while Houston is a global energy leader, and ...

I was lucky enough to take my first creative writing class in high school, and I was instantly hooked. I went on to take classes in college, and then even after I graduated. So, if you're about to ...

Ten years ago, an obscure professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh wrote a book called “The Rise of the Creative Class.” Although Richard Florida’s theory was criticized, misunderstood ...

Richard Florida may be the most widely read author on the subject of cities these days, and probably has been since the turn of the millennium. He first became known for cheerleading the idea that if ...