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Community Pride: An Essential Ingredient for Economic Development (Lessons from my hometown)

This summer I experienced one of extremes that Canada has to offer — the breadth and overwhelming energy of its largest city (Toronto)…

Aug 6

Community Pride: An Essential Ingredient for Economic Development (Lessons from my hometown)

Aug 6

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What would make our City Economies more “Resilient”: Lessons from Fogo Island

We’ve all heard the speech by a politician where they talk about “resilience” or “emerging from crisis like a phoenix from the ashes”. But…

Dec 29, 2022

What would make our City Economies more “Resilient”: Lessons from Fogo Island

Dec 29, 2022

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It’s Time to Love Our Cities Again — (Greater Victoria edition)

Cities have been given a bad wrap lately. From rising unaffordability to the deadly toxic drug crisis, to heated and divided political…

Oct 31, 2022

It’s Time to Love Our Cities Again — (Greater Victoria edition)

Oct 31, 2022

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Running for Local Government? Here’s how your economic development team describes you…

A few months ago I started building a framework that I hope can help elected Mayors and Councillors be more effective by not just…

Jul 31, 2022

Running for Local Government? Here’s how your economic development team describes you…

Jul 31, 2022

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Innovation Districts: Are they part of your city’s Post-Pandemic Prosperity Playbook?

With remote and hybrid work becoming the new norm, cities need new approaches to building economies that are innovative, resilient &…

Jul 3, 2022

Innovation Districts: Are they part of your city’s Post-Pandemic Prosperity Playbook?

Jul 3, 2022

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A Simple Way to Understand How Your City’s Economy Works

Did you know that there’s no such thing as a state or provincial economy (or even a national economy for that matter)? Did you know that…

Oct 23, 2021

A Simple Way to Understand How Your City’s Economy Works

Oct 23, 2021

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Art in the City — The Surprising Impacts of the Creative Sectors on Your City

Many city and government leaders know the general importance of the arts and creative sectors, but these sectors bring way more value to…

Jun 23, 2021

Art in the City — The Surprising Impacts of the Creative Sectors on Your City

Jun 23, 2021

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The Many Influencers of the Urban Economic Development Field

Who has influenced cities and their economic development approaches the most? Some people on my list might surprise you!

Apr 23, 2021

The Many Influencers of the Urban Economic Development Field

Apr 23, 2021

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How Cultural Diversity Makes a City a Better Place to Live, Work and Play

As Jane Jacobs said, “cities are, by their definition, full of strangers”. That’s actually one of the attributes that makes them so…

Mar 19, 2021

How Cultural Diversity Makes a City a Better Place to Live, Work and Play

Mar 19, 2021

Dallas Gislason

Dallas Gislason

Write about how to make metropolitan-level economies more sustainable, inclusive, diverse and prosperous in the 21st century. Based in Victoria, Canada.

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