London is quickly surpassing New York as the leading city in the world in terms of wealth and that barometer of good-stuff-in-the-future: creative talent.
Richard Florida, my favorite creativity guru/expert and author of several books on the creative class and changing economy, had this to say in a post on his blog at Creative Commons Exchange:
“The competition for talent has emerged as the key axis of global competition. If the US dominated this competition for nearly a century, that dominance is now coming to an end. Its restrictions and global posture are part of it it, but it is really being driven by great cities around the world becoming more open and attractive. The contours of this shift are just beginning to be noticed. Just wait: The location decisions, not just of the wealthy but of global migrants from graduate students to the less skilled, that are happening now will really play out a decade or two down the road.”
Absolutely. Sing it, Richard!
And if you want to learn more about London and how it’s changing, read this piece in The Wall Street Journal
