Marianne Lefever recently asked a good question on LinkedIn: "Imagine a city designed by women, what would be different?" I'm not typically a big fan of fantasy city building, but I've been thinking a lot about the lack of women's voices in the "thought leadership" part of urban planning and economic development, so this was … Continue reading Cities by Women? →

My new book, The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived, includes a postlude that was probably one of the best pieces I ever wrote. And probably the hardest. Not only does it progress through several places and people, but it touches on some things I’d rather not admit to. And on top of that, it features … Continue reading Probably my best work: the Bird Flip To Dying →

For years, I've wanted to do a weekly digest to share interesting news articles, overlooked innovations, good ideas and examples of how to put a Local Economy Revolution in action in the places that you care about. A Local Economy Revolution touches every aspect of our communities, so I'm constantly coming across great examples and … Continue reading Wise Fool Weekly Digest: Test Drive version →

This essay is drawn from The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived: What’s Changed and How You Can Help.  This updated and expanded version comes out next week  (eek!)   You can get an Insider Discount by pre-registering at https://forms.gle/ZFMZwqrxG7XhLad29 Also, don’t forget that the first five purchases of The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived will … Continue reading It’s About People. Real People →

This essay is drawn from The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived: What’s Changed and How You Can Help.  This updated and expanded version comes out next week  (eek!)   You can get an Insider Discount by pre-registering at https://forms.gle/ZFMZwqrxG7XhLad29 Also, don’t forget that the first five purchases of The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived will … Continue reading Welcome to the Fusion Age →

This essay is drawn from The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived: What’s Changed and How You Can Help.  This updated and expanded version comes out next week  (eek!)   You can get an Insider Discount by pre-registering at https://forms.gle/ZFMZwqrxG7XhLad29 Also, don’t forget that the first five purchases of The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived will … Continue reading The First Principles of the Local Economy Revolution →

Got 5 minutes? Get a high level overview of why this book is for you. One thing that has changed since I published the first version of The Local Economy Revolution: What’s Changed and How You Can Help is that people now make trailers for books. Kind of like a movie trailer, but without car crashes and … Continue reading Book Trailer for The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived →

Pre-register here for the Insider Discount on the new book Finally, finally, finally…  ] After more than five years of learning and doing and failing and learning and doing again, the revised, updated and expanded version of my 2013 book, The Local Economy Revolution: What’s Changed and How You Can Help  will be released in … Continue reading Big News: The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived! →

We're all looking at the coming year with some mix of hope and trepidation: an end in sight now to some of the biggest crises we've faced, but also a new, sobering awareness of Big Things we need to work on. I've been sketching the issues and the new opportunities I think we have to … Continue reading Agenda 2021: Bigotry-breaking through community innovation →

I never met Tony Hseih.  That was on purpose.   The Downtown Project in Las Vegas crossed my conscience at a moment when I had become frustrated, embittered by the failures of my professions.  As an urban planner and economic developer with a long history in downtown and community revitalization, I had hit a dead end, concluding … Continue reading Remembering Tony Hsieh, Downtown Las Vegas and the Realities of Vision →