Throughout the world's history there have been cities that have captured the world's most productive people in one place. - Florence during the renaissance - Paris during the enlightenment - Silicon Valley during today's age of information
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I thought that the internet, with social networks like Twitter, might be the next heir to the place where one can find the world's most innovative people. I'm starting to change my mind. You need trust to share important insights and nothing beats face-to-face for that.
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Secondly, our "say the wrong thing and you're fired" cultural paradigm has stifled the free expression of innovative ideas. So, if it's not the internet, which cities are candidates for the next big innovative hotbed?
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I'm sure Shenzhen will get some votes, but that's more about supply chains than it is about innovation.
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