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The Social Capitalist of Fast Company Magazine stops by BFD and leaves this comment (notice how calmly I say that?):

So what do you make of Richard Florida's work? Jack may be right that Cleveland has knowledge, but how good is the city (and this can be asked of any locale; I'm not singling out Cleveland) at attracting and retaining talent? Fast Company's Put Your City to the Test quiz may help you gauge that. It's a question worth considering.

Not having read much of The Rise of the Creative Class, I'd appreciate some of you that have leave a comment or two. The one thing that did strike me most about it is this quote:

History shows that enduring social change occurs not during economic boom times, like the 1920's or the 1990's, but in periods of crissi and questioning such as the 1930's -- and today. The task before us is to build new form of social cohesion appropriate to the new Creative Age-- the old forms don't work, because they no longer fit the people we've become--and from there to pursue a collective vision of a better and more prosperous future for all

You know, now that I've taken the time to copy that from book to blog, I can't think of a better mission statement. Don't be surprised when you see a link to a wiki mission statement. I digress. I think an interesting trend is something that Barbara Payne mentions in a comment:

Cleveland is uniquely situated to generate innovation and creativity because of so many who've come here or returned from other places (among those I've met in the last year are escapees/returnees from New York, Chicago, Boston, North Carolina, California and more).

I can't explain it, but I meet more and more people who aren't from around here. And that's a good thing. How about if one of you buys Off Message: Voices from the Business Underground and loan it to me when you're done?