I have been fascinated with a book entitled THE RISE OF THE CREATIVE CLASS by Richard Florida. In it he is charting the growth of certain cities based on their ability to draw the "creative class." Mark Driscoll recommended this book in addressing church planters. The rationale being that the church planters should target areas listed in Florida's book because these are the places of culture makers. Affect the culture makers for Jesus and you change the culture. So it's got me looking up countless cities seeing which one's rank the hightest and who might be in need of a church plant. Orlando ranks okay, but places like Austin, Seattle and Raleigh are off the charts.
I've digressed. I am posting a link to a podcast featuring a lecture by Richard Florida. Though it is dealing specifically with his thoughts about Pittsburgh (he is a professor at Carnegie-Mellon), it is interesting nonetheless. You can pick up on his general thought it seems without wading through his writings (though I do recommend the book). Enjoy.
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