FIU-Miami Creative City Initiative

Year 2 Review September 2015-August 2016

Creativity (n): the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations

FIU and the Creative Class Group have joined forces to launch the FIU-Miami Creative City Initiative, a project to harness creative and entrepreneurial forces that can help accelerate greater Miami’s transformation into a creative economy.

Year 2 Review September 2015-August 2016

FIU Meetings and Events 2015 August-Nov. 2015 Art Basel Event and Student Engagement Planning by CCG Team. December 3, 2015 Student Engagement Interviews held by Steven Pedigo on main campus. December 3, 2015 Art Basel-The Creative City Event- CCG Team at Miami Beach Urban Studio. 2016 January 13, 2016 Richard delivered keynote at Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Economic Summit in Miami. January 21, 2016 Richard, Rana and Steven met with Brian to discuss year 2 plans and spring event. January 21, 2016 Steven led first student engagement meetings/sessions on main campus.

FIU Meetings and Events Continued January 22, 2016 Creative Class Group led State of Innovation at FIU - roundtables (with Provost Ken Furton, Emily Gresham and others)-facilitated by Steven. January 27, 2016 Rana strategy advising on the Conference on the Status of Women in Journalism at the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communications- met with Dr. Kopenhaver, Lillian Abreu, Lisa Merritt and Kristin Bird. February 1, 2016 Richard and Ken Lipartito, Professor of History met at MBUS-to exchange ideas NEH New Next Generation PhD Planning Grant application-serve on Advisory Board. February 10, 2016 Richard assisted Ken Lipartito with NEH New Next Generation PhD Planning Grant application-serve on Advisory Board. February 23, 2016 Richard joined class to discuss The Creative Class at MBUS with Kenneth Lipartito, Professor of History.

FIU Meetings and Events Continued

February 25, 2016 Steven led Student Engagement Sessions -Why Creative Cities Matter coordinated through David Rifkind-20-30 students at PSA Building on campus. February 26, 2016 Richard, Rana and Steven meeting with President Rosenberg and Brian Schriner to discuss unveiling report event –on campus. March 1-2, 2016 Richard and Steven conducted focus group sessions at Beacon Council for Research Report. Total of 7 sessions with key community members over course of 2 days to examine the challenges and opportunities of greater Miami’s creative economy. March 16, 2016 Richard and Brian, development meeting with Moishe Mana and Mr. Finger at Wynwood to discuss making MANA the home of the FIU- Creative Class Group Miami Research Initiative . March 23, 2016 Richard second development and planning meeting with Brian and Moishe Mana at Wynwood.

FIU Meetings and Events Continued April 11-12, 2016 Steven Pedigo Student Engagement-focus groups for research report at MBUS and MMC. April 12, 2016 Richard, Rana, Steven strategy meeting with Brian to discuss Mana project and research report. May 11, 2016 Richard and Steven visited Mana in New Jersey to discuss collaborating on Create Miami 2.0 and increase FIU funding for programming the space in Wynwood. June 16, 2016 Richard delivered keynote address at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Goals Conference. Unveiling of Research Report- Miami’s Great Inflection: Toward Shared Prosperity as a Creative and Inclusive Global City. June 22, 2016 Richard, Rana, Steven meeting with Gene Lemay from Mana in New Jersey to lead discussion on Create Miami 2.0 and increase FIU funding for programming the space in Wynwood.

Art Basel – The Creative City A Global Forum on ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE

December 3, 2015

Art Basel – The Creative City A Global Forum on ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE

December 3, 2015

Art Basel – The Creative City A Global Forum on ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE

December 3, 2015

FIU-Miami Creative City Initiative Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Event

January 13, 2016

Miami Herald: Greater Miami Chamber Summit: Economic outlook positive, cautious

FIU-Miami Creative City Initiative Bolstering FIU’s Innovative Ecosystem

for the Creative Age Innovation Report Roundtable Discussions

January 22, 2016

CCG conducted a series of 4 focus group roundtables on campus over the course of April and May 2015. Participants included FIU faculty, staff, administrators, students and stakeholders. From these discussions, CCG developed a whitepaper with a series of recommendations for bolstering FIU’s Innovative Ecosystem: • Rebrand FIU as one invested in research and innovation • Develop students for the Creative Age • Build cross-sector partnerships that will catalyze innovation • Update policies related to tenure and tech transfer to support innovation in the

Creative Age • Align resources to coordinate FIU’s efforts around entrepreneurship and tech transfer • Measure and communicate FIU’s impact on Miami’s creative economy

Student Engagement

Student Engagement Sessions December 3, 2015 & February 25, 2016

Why Creative Cities and Matter. Cities are our greatest invention and expression of human civilization. They are the key social and economic organizing units of our time, clustering together people, jobs, and all the inputs required for economic growth. Steven Pedigo led discussions about why cities matter to competitiveness and how design can foster clustering in our future. Event facilitated through David Rifkind, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Students held at the College of Architecture + the Arts.

Student Engagement Sessions April 11-12, 2016

Research Report-Student Engagement-focus groups for research report

at MBUS and MMC led by Steven Pedigo.

Richard Florida ongoing work with Ken Lipartito, Professor of History • NEH New Next Generation PhD Planning Grant application and Advisory Board • Class meeting to discuss The Creative Class at MBUS

Rana Florida strategy advising on the Conference on the Status of Women in Journalism at the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communications- met with Dr. Kopenhaver, Lillian Abreu, Lisa Merritt and Kristin Bird.

Greater Miami’s Creative Economy Research Study CCG conducted a study to understand Miami’s creative assets and cultural impact on the region. In the study, we examined in great detail Greater Miami’s talent base, brain drain and talent-based advantages. Our quantitative analysis was supported by interviews and roundtable discussions with regional business executives, nonprofit leaders and economic development professionals. This research report served as as the foundation for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Goals Conference.

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Goals Conference Press

The Future of Miami Is Bright -- A City on the Rise Says a New Report by FIU and the Creative Class Group

Traffic woes, income gap threaten Miami’s emergence as global city

Initiative aims to make Greater Miami an even greater city

Entrepreneurship Datebook: Workshops, events in South Florida

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Goals Conference Press

Miami's path toward shared prosperity as a creative and inclusive global city

Study outlines challenges facing the South Florida economy

The Ongoing Challenge of Attracting and Retaining Creative Class

Miami is on the Rise

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Goals Conference Press

Miami's Ten Biggest Economic Challenges (Simplified)

Study: South Florida Economy At Crossroads

The Future of Miami Is Bright -- A City on the Rise Says a New Report by FIU and the Creative Class Group

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Goals Conference Press

The Future of Miami Is Bright -- A City on the Rise Says a New Report by FIU and the Creative Class Group

The Future of Miami Is Bright -- A City on the Rise Says a New Report by FIU and the Creative Class Group

The aim of the initiative is to improve the Greater Miami city even more

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Goals Conference Press

OPINION: Initiative aims to make Greater Miami an even greater city The Huffington Post: New Research Report Suggests The Future Of Miami Is Bright

Miami is a city on the rise, says new report from FIU and Creative Class Group

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