tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post9136286444918058677..comments2023-10-11T05:46:26.432-05:00Comments on Where: Next Generation DiversityBrendan Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00528698033763911972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post-1100001294162733132008-03-09T04:46:00.000-05:002008-03-09T04:46:00.000-05:00But what, exactly, is going to change that will su...But what, exactly, is going to change that will suddenly require Madison to be more ethnically diverse in order to remain competitive? It's a university town with an excellent international reputation. Ethnic diversity is not required to keep a city like Madison in the upper tier, but diversity of ideas most certainly is. Ethnic diversity isn't a bad thing at all (and can be a very good thing) but it's not necessarily an economic factor.Brendan Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528698033763911972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post-72885515615234785422008-03-07T12:05:00.000-06:002008-03-07T12:05:00.000-06:00This is interesting to me for many reasons. Madiso...This is interesting to me for many reasons. Madison has just implemented an organization called Thrive which thinks regionally, for one, and for another, Madison is consistently rated among the top cities and doesn't have much ethnic diversity. It bothers the heck out of me. I feel like in order for Madison to continue to rank well, we need to increase our diversity, and quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com