Build, build, build! Yes! Lots of talk of the intangible economy but we can't forget the real needs of physicality (which also relates back to the importance of Place). Intangible assets still rely heavily on tangible ones. Infrastructure underpins it all.
Thank you for your thoughtful and, in my opinion, timely post. As a community innovation "practitioner", I couldn't agree more with the importance of unlocking the potential of place. Innovation does not happen exclusively in research and technology parks, university campuses or other "centres of excellence" but can (and does) occur in everyday places. It just happens to "look" different.
Build, build, build! Yes! Lots of talk of the intangible economy but we can't forget the real needs of physicality (which also relates back to the importance of Place). Intangible assets still rely heavily on tangible ones. Infrastructure underpins it all.
Thank you for your thoughtful and, in my opinion, timely post. As a community innovation "practitioner", I couldn't agree more with the importance of unlocking the potential of place. Innovation does not happen exclusively in research and technology parks, university campuses or other "centres of excellence" but can (and does) occur in everyday places. It just happens to "look" different.