Allowing creative people to work freely is key not only to improving products and developing new ones, but to anticipating tomorrow's business — "people who can predict changes," said IUPU Fort Wayne marketing professor Zoher Shipchandler.Read the rest of the article here. Posted by Admin at March 26, 2003 05:13 PM
I think this article is pretty biased. I grew up in a suburb very close to New York City. At 18, I moved to upstate NY for college and then to Ohio and Indiana. New Yorkers have their own stereotypes and biases. Many are quite up tight in their high pressure environment and are not living happy or creative lives.
Besides that, this article plays with the statistics. While he corrects for inflation, he does nothing to correct for cost of living. In Fort Wayne, we enjoy one of the lowest cost of living indexes of this size city. Equalizing for cost of living provides a much truer picture.
I really believe most midwesterner's are open and friendly enough if you give them a chance. Maybe we aren't as quick to jump on a new bandwagon, but our local companies don't have a lot of illegal accounting problems either!
Posted by: Larry Zepp at March 26, 2003 09:49 PMI don't think we (Fort Wayne) needs " predictors
of change". The city needs an influx of agents
of change or an ability to grow those agents from within.
While Florida has provided some food for thought
and expressed some universal truths about humankind, there must be leadership to provide
direction. Without leadership to chart a course
the city could windup with a multitude of people
who want to steer the boat. And the boat is filled with: anarchists, thinkers "outside the box",those who want to do their own thing unen-
cumbered by convention.