“Engaged detachment and distance, it seems, can clarify the mind,” observes Landry. In other words, by visiting places other than where one lives and works, especially places that off er opportunities that are authentic, meaningful, and creative, the tourism experience becomes a laboratory and training ground for self-reflection and personal growth. Travel, in this way, becomes more than simply the act of visiting a place in a geographical sense; it becomes a pathway for exploring inner space as well.
Charles Landry helps cities reach their potential by triggering their imaginations. Working with local leaders as a critical friend, he facilitates and stimulates so cities can transform for the better. He helps fi nd original solutions to seemingly intractable dilemmas, like marrying innovation and tradition, balancing wealth creation and social cohesiveness, or local distinctiveness and a global orientation. An authority on creativity and city futures, he focuses on how the unique culture of a place can invigorate economies, the sense of self and confi dence. He has published extensively, including Th e Art of City Making (2006); The Intercultural City (2007) with Phil Wood; Th e Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators (2000); Riding the Rapids: Urban Life in an Age of Complexity (2004) and, with Marc Pachter, Culture @ the Crossroads (2001). He has lectured all over the world and presented over 150 keynote addresses on topics including risk and creativity, creative cities and beyond, art in city life, complexity and city making, and diverse cultures, diverse creativities.
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