The Creative Cities Network will convene for its third meeting following our National Meeting.  This post-conference session will be held Nov. 7, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Between two existing paradigms for cities expressed by Tom Friedman’s ‘race-to-the-bottom,’ flat world view versus Richard Florida and Bill Bishop’s spiky world, perhaps a third paradigm emerges in the creative cities world view.

In this ‘Third Way,’ all cities have the inherent potential to succeed in today’s social and economic context by tapping the potential that exists in their assets, connections and people. The key differentiator for cities and their success will depend on how a city unleashes, connects and grows this creative capacity.

This third meeting will build upon the insights of the Network’s conversations to date to generate ideas and strategies for enriching the creative performance of our cities.

CEOs for Cities members interested in joining this conversation can contact Rebecca Eggleston at reggleston@ceosforcities.org or by reserving your spot online by logging onto www.ceosforcities.org/meetings.