Martin Prosperity Institute

The University of Toronto's Martin Prosperity Institute studies what makes cities and regions economically successful. Research Director Kevin Stolarick, Executive Director James Milway, and other MPI researchers have presented at every AgendaCamp and participated online too.

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• Comparing Windsor to its peers
• Comparing Sault Ste. Marie to its peers
• Comparing Kingston to its peers
• Comparing Thunder Bay to its peers
• Comparing Kitchener-Waterloo to its peers

Overview of the Creative Class theory and its three Ts: Talent, Technology and Tolerance

About the MPI
The Martin Prosperity Institute is the world’s leading think-tank on the role of sub-national factors – location, place and city-regions – in global economic prosperity. Led by Director Richard Florida , we take an integrated view of prosperity, looking beyond economic measures to include the importance of quality of place and the development of people’s creative potential.

The Institute conducts relevant research to shape debate about economic prosperity and to inform private, public and civic decision-making at the highest levels. Headquartered at the MaRS Centre in downtown Toronto, we are affiliated with the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. We also serve as a special resource to the province of Ontario and the greater Toronto region.

For more info, visit martinprosperity.org

• A summary of Richard Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class

Some useful sites

• Creative Class Exchange - MPI Director Richard Florida's blog.
• Great Lakes Urban Exchange - A coalition of urbanists formed to address the shared challenges of older industrial cities situated in the Great Lakes watershed.
• CEOs for Cities blog - An American network of urban leaders dedicated to creating next generation cities. Lots of interesting ideas and examples of what cities are doing to encourage economic development.