Mapping Knowledge
The world is flat, at least as far as knowledge exchange is concerned. Knowledge, like migrants, doesn't travel very far.
U.S. Regional Immigration
The problem with viewing immigrants as baby factories that are up for bid and welcoming the foreign born as a solution to population issues.
Tech Talent Recruiting Geography
The Innovation Economy peaked with the last financial crisis. In the emerging epoch—the Talent Economy—the competition among companies like Google and Facebook for the same pool of ideas makers will reshape our cities.
Silicon Valley’s New Jersey Problem
Like New Jersey in the 1960s, Silicon Valley is now just as dependent, if not more so, on talent produced outside of the region.
Fleeing Los Angeles for Harrisburg
Ironic migration: An emerging trend in which talent leaves some of the most unexpected places.
End of Creative Class Migration
The best and brightest have more options than ever before. Now, companies need to go where the talent is located.
London Brain Drain
England's capital meets the definition of brain drain, but that can be an indicator of success as opposed to a problem to be solved.
Middle Class Boom
From Detroit to Chicago to Italy, globalization is driving a transfer of knowledge, enriching people instead of places.
Michael Bloomberg’s Zero-Sum Worldview
If the mayor of New York City actually believes in brain drain—and that "being cool counts"—then he should be more concerned about the 1.3 million people that left his metro area between 2000 and 2010.
Brain Drain or ‘Outward Mobility’?
Call it whatever you like, but it's actually good for economic development. People in certain places, like the U.K. and Brazil, understand this.