INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES CREATIVE CITIES Dr. Kevin Stolarick Oct. 16, 2012

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Standard Timing (revised) Time 3:10-3:15 3:15-3:20 3:20-3:30 3:30-3:35 3:35-4:00 4:00-4:10 4:10-5:00 Activity Quiz Peer Grading Group Discussion Questions/Answers Announce Selected Question to Class Discuss Questions in Class Break Discuss Questions in Class

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Quiz Seating Front Table

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Quiz Questions 1.Give one of three used measures of regional diversity? 2.Should Robert Putnam’s social capital be considered a strong or weak tie? 3.What country ranks first for Creative Class as share of its workforce?

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Grading Process Switch within group (#) – NOT each other – All pass left or right “Graded By” Quiz Answers – 2 points completely correct – 1 point “mostly” correct – 4 points for reasonable exam question Total Score Upper Left

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Quiz Answers 1.Give one of three used measures of regional diversity?  Melting Pot, Gay/Lesbian, Bohemian Index 2.Should Robert Putnam’s social capital be considered a strong or weak tie?  Strong 3.What country ranks first for Creative Class as share of its workforce?  Singapore

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Pick Your Favourite Question Within your group Discuss each question Pick group’s favourite – Your selection makes it eligible for use – Mark with a big star Person never announced before – Announce selected question Turn in all cards before break

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Break 10 Minutes

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions And Answers

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions What set Silicon Valley apart as a region of creativity? What 2 value systems are at the heart of the “big morph” and why are they blending? Explain why the popularity of “The Matrix” is so vital to the “big morph” explained in chapter 9. What does it represent?

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions Explain how a large population of gays, foreign-born and ‘bohemians’ can contribute to the creative growth of a region. Make reference to the key findings and cities mentioned in Florida & Gates “Technology and Tolerance” What sociological transformations does the “big morph” aim to describe? What are the key differences between the protestant work ethic and the bohemian ethic and why have they crashed historically but are increasingly blended today?

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions Describe the process of “time intensification” and how it leads to “time famine”. Who suffers from this “time famine” and how? List and describe 4 key elements of “time deepening”. Why do regions with a high foreign-born population reveal high technology success? Describe the kind of relationship the variables GCI and Gini Index show on creative economies and inequality.