INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES CREATIVE CITIES Dr. Kevin Stolarick Oct. 13, 2011

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Standard Timing (revised) Time 3:10-3:15 3:15-3:20 3:20-3:30 3:30-3:35 3:35-4:00 4:00-4:10 4:10-5:00 Activity Quiz Peer Grading Group Discussion Questions/Answers Announce Selected Question to Class Discuss Questions in Class Break Discuss Questions in Class

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Quiz Seating Front of Room

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Quiz Questions 1.The skill clusters identified are analytical, physical, and what? 2.Name one of the city cluster types that is associated with higher productivity and income. 3.In Ontario in the Creative Age, Ontario must harness the what of all Ontarians?

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Grading Process Switch within group (#) – NOT each other – All pass left or right “Graded By” Quiz Answers – 2 points completely correct – 1 point “mostly” correct – 4 points for reasonable exam question Total Score Upper Left

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Quiz Answers 1.The skill clusters identified are analytical, physical, and what?  Social Intelligence 2.Name one of the city cluster types that is associated with higher productivity and income.  Engineering, Building, Enterprising, or Making 3.In Ontario in the Creative Age, Ontario must harness the what of all Ontarians?  Creative Potential

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Pick Your Favourite Question Within your group Discuss each question Pick group’s favourite – Your selection makes it eligible for use – Mark with a big star Person never announced before – Announce selected question Turn in all cards before break

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Break 10 Minutes

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions And Answers

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions From “Ontario in the Creative Age”, explain the phrase “the rise of creativity is a double- edged sword”. Why has Ontario fallen behind its peers in terms of talent and technology? What is the challenge for economies in the creative age and what are some of the policies that should be undertaken.

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions Give three examples of occupations which require both high analytical and social skill levels. What are the three broad skill types and how are they related to region size, wage, and productivity? Explain the concept of the mega-region and why this new type of “spatial fix” makes investment in infrastructure so important.

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions What are the four sets of actions needed to drive economic growth in Ontario as described in “Ontario in the Creative Age”? Why can’t you measure creativity through education? What are the implications? Explain why having analytical and social intelligence skills is preferable to physical skills and provide examples of occupations that require those first two skill types.

INI336H1F Dr. Kevin Stolarick CREATIVE CITIES Selected Questions According to Gabe, Abel, et al., clustering in certain occupational sectors has a positive correlation to earnings while in other sectors clustering has a negative correlation with earnings. What reasons to they give for the phenomenon? What other factors might be involved?