Inbreeding Homophily
Globalization favors open networks, people who can do business with each other on a minimal amount of trust, and avoids closed networks, the parochial neighborhoods that only look out for their own.
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Creative Class
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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.
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.
Germany’s Demographic Bust
The population is shrinking and German companies need talent, but the country has always had a strained relationship with immigrants.
Madison’s Portland Problem
"There’s a persistent rap that Madison simply lacks an entrepreneurial spirit, with many locals content with a laid-back life spent enjoying their neighborhoods, lakes, bike paths, and craft beers."
Portland Is Dying
The City of Roses was a darling of the pre-recession economy, but things are changing and the creative class has more options than ever before.