INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES CREATIVE CITIES Dr. Kevin Stolarick Sept. 11, 2012

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Agenda Course Overview Break Quiz & Quiz Process Announced Questions

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Background Me Course Program Martin Prosperity Institute Richard Florida & the Creative Class

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Course Due 9/25 10/23 11/10 12/4 12/9-20 Activity Research Proposal (1 page) Refined Proposal (5 pages) Exam (material through 10/23) Research Paper (4,000-5,000 words) Quizzes (top 10 of 11) Final (comprehensive) Weight 5% 10% 20% 10% 35%

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Course Materials Book LibGuides – – Web – – – –

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Readings The Rise of The Creative Class (Revisited) – 10 th anniversary edition Academic and other readings – What’s happened since original – Bring up to date – New ideas and research

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Reading Academic Articles What is the main point(s) of the reading? Main conclusions/arguments? Do you believe it? (sniff test) Authors’ assumptions? Justified? New insights you have gained? What questions were raised? How do the concepts discussed relate to other readings in this course to date?

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Reading Academic Articles Do not focus on specific methodology But, know the difference between – Qualitative research (good stories) – Quantitative research (good numbers) And, know the limitations of each Will ask questions about findings not methods – As should you

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Standard Timing 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 Course Participation Readings (before class) Quiz on readings Group discussion - questions Your best exam question from readings – Selected by group – Eligible even if not discussed in class Class discussion – Selected questions

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Course Participation Research Paper/Proposal – Selected topic of interest (urban issue) – Three Stages Guarantee Progress Get Feedback – Small(ish) – 4,000 – 5,000 words (body) Conclude with unanswered questions Don’t answer them – Research, Policy, or Practice

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Research Paper Literature Survey Existing Work (academic) – What’s been done – Bringing structure to it – Understanding/organizing Conclusions reached Conflicting results Open questions – What next?

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Policy Study Broad policy action – Country, province, region, city Identify – Policy – Implementer – Goals Evaluate – Reason for implementing – Success (potential)

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Practice Evaluation Specific example – Designed to enhance region’s prosperity Identify – Action – Implementer – Goals Evaluate – Reason for implementing – Success (potential)

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Policy & Practice Tightly linked – Geographic focus, scope – Practice is usually an instance of a policy Doing the same for either – Good to be clear about what you are doing Popular press & academic research

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Rise of the Creative Class

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Rise of the Creative Class

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Classes in Canada ServiceCreativeWorking Canada 7,068, % 4,317, % 3,154, % Ontario 2,700, % 1,748, % 1,239, % Toronto CMA 1,145, % 840, % 472, %

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Ontario

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Key Points Talent as FLOW (not stock) Creativity as driver; Place as unit Jobs AND amenities (not OR) Occupations Role of tolerance/diversity Technology & Talent & Tolerance Quality of Place (Territory) Prosperity not only growth, economics

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Break 10 Minutes

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Standard Timing 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

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Quiz Questions 1.List the 3 economic stages/ages since What is “the central organizing unit of our time”? 3.What are creative workers paid to do?

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Grading Process Switch within group (#) – NOT each other – Everyone 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 1.1. Agriculture/Farming; 2. Industrial/ Manufacturing; 3. Knowledge/Creative 2.Place (cities is OK) 3.Think (or something like it)

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 Selected Questions How have planning policies in Toronto accommodated the transition from manufacturing to the creative age? Why do people move to cities? How important are municipal policies in determining the success of a creative city? What is the role of creativity in the development of a prosperous region?

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions How can we realistically implement creative city ideas in places that suffer from political, economic and social turmoil? Explain why you agree or disagree that creativity is increasingly valued and the “creative impulse” has been “unleashed on an unprecedented scale”. How does the prosperity of members of the creative class differ between different occupations and measurements of prosperity?

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions Evaluate the “creative class” thesis with support of readings and class discussions. Is it talented/creative people who improve the amenities in a city or the amenities which attract creative people? How does the size of a city affect its ability to attract members of the creative class?