The Center for Design and Innovation at Temple University’s Fox School of Business held its annual inciteXchange conference at the Fox School’s Alter Hall yesterday, convening innovators, designers, and creative thinkers from around the globe. As the first major business school to integrate design thinking into its MBA curriculum, this event served as a culmination of a week-long process of design inquiry, where students investigated new solutions to urban problems.
Each speaker presented for 20 minutes, pushing the boundaries of the possible with innovative concepts and projects. In the afternoon session, Gary Steuer, the Chief Cultural Officer, City of Philadelphia, presented on the creative economy in Philadelphia. He opened by referencing Dickens and saying that Philadelphia’s in the best of times and worst of times. On one hand, we’re rife with cultural offerings, creative outlets, great restaurants, and a thriving city … yet on the other, we’re still facing some tough urban problems. So, what role does the creative economy play in all of this. Steuer offered some keen insights….
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