tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post7527778794198260929..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Brain Drain Rhetoric Heats Up In OhioJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-66885299785754936222010-02-24T14:21:33.147-05:002010-02-24T14:21:33.147-05:00Cortright definitely understands the value of tale...Cortright definitely understands the value of talent attraction. I think he's right about a lot of things. Who can argue with the talent dividend?<br /><br />But he has to reconcile the wayward graduates and the retention narrative. A dramatically more livable city doesn't mean that the grass isn't still greener elsewhere.<br /><br />The most livable cities have substantial talent out-migration.<br /><br />Promises of retention will get you the money. But those initiatives aren't grounded in reality. It stinks of snake oil.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-86161884127242891242010-02-24T14:04:29.894-05:002010-02-24T14:04:29.894-05:00I really liked the video and have to watch it agai...I really liked the video and have to watch it again.<br /><br />Yes, it's filled with a lot of bromides and plain common sense--but evidently people need to hear that again.<br /><br />My impression is not so much that he doesn't think talent attraction is critical. He likely thinks his audience can't handle that.Portland's attributes and policies have obviously attracted a lot of outside people.<br /><br />I liked the statistic he gave about spin off jobs and city size which rings very true. My guess is that most midwestern and western states would do well to move the bulk of their college assets into already large cities or aggressively work to build big cities around their colleges. <br /><br />State College, Bloomington Indiana, Lawrence, Kansas; Norman Oklahoma? Really, you expect a lot of people to live there? These places have no logical reason for being where they are in an age in which agriculture is not a primary industry or at least not the major industry.<br /><br />No wonder colleges have to spend so much on sports and stupid student ammenities. What are researchers gonna do, collaborate with deer and rabbits?John Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099009144603936211noreply@blogger.com