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Just get out of the way?

By jason.schupbach | Published: October 30, 2009
Hi all, Well if you watched the videos below, one of the overall themes seems to be that the government should strike a care balance between wanting to support creative entrepreneurs and ‘just getting out of the way.’ What do you think?  How much support is too much?  How much should we try to create new systems? [...]
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CE Summit #4:Karen Gagnon, Director, Cool Cities Program – Michigan

By jason.schupbach | Published: October 22, 2009
I’ve saved the best for last! Check out Karen Gagnon talking about the amazing work she’s done in Michigan with the Cool Cities Program: Thanks to all of my friends who agreed to be filmed.  I’ll spend the next month blogging following up on what was spoken about in the videos and more!
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Creative Economy Summit #3: Peter Kageyama Creative Economy Consultant Extraordinaire

By jason.schupbach | Published: October 18, 2009
Hey everybody! Here’s the third video I made at the Philly Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit.  This time with Peter Kageyama, a consultant who help put together this (and many other ) creative summit.  He also works closely with Richard Florida’s firm, Creative Class, and is very well versed in these issues.  It was an honor [...]
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CE Summit #2: Gary Steuer, Chief Cultural Officer, Philadelphia

By jason.schupbach | Published: October 12, 2009
Hey folks, Here’s the next interview from the Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit in Philly. Gary Steuer, Chief Cultural Officer for the city speaks to his new position and the role Government can play in supporting creative industries: enjoy…next up is a very special creative industries expert!
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The Word from Philly…

By jason.schupbach | Published: October 8, 2009
Sorry I’ve been out of touch a bit readers!  I’ve been at the Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit in Philadelphia. I decided the best thing to do was to videotape some of the country’s leaders on the topic of what Government can do to help grow creative industries.  We’ll start with a little intro… And then with [...]
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Interesting Announcement from Wisconson today…

By jason.schupbach | Published: September 23, 2009
From WisPolitics.com: Dept. of Commerce: Governor Doyle announces federal funding for Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee 9/22/2009 Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON-Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee has received a $146,250 grant from the US Economic Development Administration for a comprehensive survey of the region’s innovative and creative industries and a [...]
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