The path we’re riding at NA Confidential may first have appeared easily navigable, but like most other forms of human endeavor, seeming simplicity obscures a labyrinth of conjecture and possibility.
Inferring from no other source save my own experience, I insist on believing that an energy born of inner passion is the only necessary precondition for conquering a slice of the world, but at the same time, enthusiasm for the concept of driving a manual transmission does not immediately translate into success in diring the car.
I know this from first-hand experience, having finally learned to drive a stick at the tender age of 42.
A prime fundamental motivation for NA Confidential is an earnest desire to learn more about the tools with which we can transform New Albany, and learning this new, exotic language constitutes hard work, plain and simple.
Consequently, with the kind assistance of a friend who possesses a professional interest in the Louisville economic development community, here are links to a handful of articles on the topic, the first two connecting to the themes espoused by Richard Florida.
I’ve skimmed them all, and will sit dow to a detailed reading this evening.
THE GREAT CREATIVE CLASS DEBATE: Revenge of the Squelchers
by Richard Florida
THE GREAT CREATIVE CLASS DEBATE CONTINUES:
The Peabody Institute Forum
by Elizabeth Evitts with Introduction by Adam Gordon
Other articles about arts, the economy and innovation:
Getting schooled in innovation
The source for the preceding:
EDPro Weblog: Building communities for tomorrow’s economy
