14 – Amazon HQ2 / CA wildfires / Genuine community engagement

Today is a bit of a Thanksgiving grab-bag. Kevin and Jordan discuss:

• what cities (of any size) can learn from the Amazon HQ2 contest about economic development and “being your best you” [1:10]
• what the California wildfires should be telling cities about the implications of their development patterns [19:20]
• whether “criticize then commit” is a philosophy city leaders can employ in citizen engagement [30:20]

We also take a few moments at the end [50:00] to let you know about a few cool things we’re working on.

1. You can sign up for our brand-new Cultivate Journal, a monthly roundup of our best podcast episodes, written pieces, things we’ve read, and upcoming live events.
2. Join us on Friday, Nov. 30 [THIS IS A NEW DATE!], for a free live webinar: Dollars and Sense: How to Cultivate (Real) Fiscal Sustainability + Community Engagement
3. In 2019 we’re launching our Go Cultivate! Online Community. If you share our goal of building and managing cities in a more collaborative, fiscally-informed, and people-friendly fashion—and you want to discuss ways to deal with your city's challenges with like-minded peers—then this is your place. Sign up here and we’ll let you know when it’s officially open.

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(The music in this episode is from Custodian of Records)