The Memphis Manifesto: How To Attract The Creative Class

The product of a three-day summit attended by 100 young professionals, the "Memphis Manifesto" articulates strategies that cities can use to become more vibrant places and spark new and varied economic activity.

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June 19, 2003, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"ideas take root where creativity is cultivated and creativit thirves where communities are committed to ideas. Creativity resides in everyone everywhere so building a community of ideas means empowering all people with the ability to express and use the genius of their own creativity and bring it to bear as responsible citizens. This manifesto is our call to action. " [PDF format, 5 pages, 152 kb]

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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Community / Economic Development United States

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