With the pace of new-business formation on the wane in America, the country faces a crucial question: Can it maintain a dynamic marketplace for new ideas? Or will the game-changing inventions that fueled much of its economic growth in the 20th century become just a cherished memory?
The answer may lie in discerning whether it’s possible to compensate for the subtle shifts that have taken place in the architecture of American communities — changes that have begun to block the pipeline of innovation that once emerged from the routines of everyday life.
