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In his role as the inaugural Philadelphia Fellow, RichardÌýFlorida examined strategies for building a more prosperous Philadelphia in ways which include all communities. His report, Philadelphia's Next Challenge: From Urban Revitalization to Inclusive ProsperityÌý(±è»å´Ú), was releasedÌýat the Venture Cafe at the University City Science Center.Ìý

The first event in this series, , was held on March 26th at Thomas Jefferson University, where Florida set the table for his initial research in developing a blueprint to support inclusive prosperity in the city.ÌýÌý

The second event was May 16th at 6pm at Drexel where Florida participated in a panel with Drexel PresidentÌýJohn FryÌýfocused on national trends in inclusive innovation related to workforce development, followed by an overview of data from the New Urban Crisis Index fromÌýÌýof the Creative Class Group, and a panel of local respondents, includingÌý, City Commerce Director;Ìý, CampusPhilly; andÌý, CEO Council for Growth, moderated by Lindy Institute Distinguished FellowÌýAlan Greenberger.

The Philadelphia Fellowship was created as a collaboration of 91ÖÆƬ³§, Thomas Jefferson University and the University City Science Center to bring scholars to the city for year-long research engagements focused on pressing urban issues. Richard Florida, PhD, was selected as the first recipient because of his groundbreaking research on urban demographic changes and his books, The Rise of the Creative Class and The New Urban Crisis.Ìý