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2021: Tending the Economic Garden
The 5 Stages of Rooted Economic Growth
Seed: Texas Legacy Arts Incubator
Back in 2002, we envisioned a different future for Austin, one that deepened the roots of the cultural resources brought to life by the many and varied creatives that had been drawn here for decades, all of whom had invested in Austin in ways far beyond money.
The big vision came forward in the form of the Texas Legacy Arts Incubator (TLAI) concept in which cultural legacy/building arts would be used to teach math & science and root sustainable economy. Inspired by Richard Florida’s book Rise of the Creative Class combined with a summer spent working in San Francisco where it became apparent that creativity was vital fuel for a sustainable economy. ~ 2021: Seeding the Future #SEEDrootgrowsustainflourish
2021: Seeding an Alternate Future for Austin — #seedROOTgrowsustainflourish
Community Renaissance Market (CRM) became the pilot project needed to move from ideation to actualization as it was repurposed into a microbusiness incubator supporting 70+…
