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IMAGE: A joint QUT, RMIT and University of Indiana study finds successful cities are ones that offer vitality and open-minded among citizens. view more
Credit: QUT Media If you build it, they will come, so says the idiom but it s the storytellers, knowledge-makers and an agentic or open-minded population who help create great entrepreneurial cities.
A new research study, conducted by QUT, RMIT and the University of Indiana, analysed data from 362 American cities with a focus on human agency, entrepreneurial spirit, and economic growth.
The study, based on geographic psychological profiles of millions of people based in the US, found people and an empowered city life matter in shaping urban vitality.