Comments on: Cape Town, wake up! http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/ Business resources, tips, success stories, interviews and business ideas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:19:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: rafael http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/comment-page-1/#comment-67876 rafael Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:33:31 +0000 http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/#comment-67876 as fotos são lindas maravilhoas que poderia pensar que em um lugar com tanta gente sofrendo a tantas coisas bonitas as fotos são lindas maravilhoas que poderia pensar que em um lugar com tanta gente sofrendo a tantas coisas bonitas

]]> By: Simon de Haast http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/comment-page-1/#comment-28976 Simon de Haast Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:34:34 +0000 http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/#comment-28976 Just posted this wall comment on the Facebook group, but for those not Facebook'd, here it is: Something I wrote about a few years ago can act as a useful lens to extend this conversation - scroll down to "Creative Cape Town" post. It's all about Richard Florida's Creative Class model as applied to CT. http://www.ideafarm.co.za/blog/cape_town/ PS: this is a useful way to re-perceive creativity in business and how that force is a key driver of economic growth...it's not just the traditional 'creative industries' development models that are currently being applied by the city agencies that count... Just posted this wall comment on the Facebook group, but for those not Facebook’d, here it is:

Something I wrote about a few years ago can act as a useful lens to extend this conversation – scroll down to “Creative Cape Town” post. It’s all about Richard Florida’s Creative Class model as applied to CT.

http://www.ideafarm.co.za/blog/cape_town/

PS: this is a useful way to re-perceive creativity in business and how that force is a key driver of economic growth…it’s not just the traditional ‘creative industries’ development models that are currently being applied by the city agencies that count…

]]> By: Rafiq Phillips http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/comment-page-1/#comment-28620 Rafiq Phillips Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:46:18 +0000 http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/#comment-28620 The website for Accelerate Cape Town will be launching soon. You can join the Accelerate Cape Town group on Facebook by clicking here http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2614905915 Will be keeping all intersted parties updated there pre-launch. The website for Accelerate Cape Town will be launching soon. You can join the Accelerate Cape Town group on Facebook by clicking here http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2614905915

Will be keeping all intersted parties updated there pre-launch.

]]> By: Fred http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/comment-page-1/#comment-28463 Fred Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:53:19 +0000 http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/#comment-28463 Hi Capetonian, I agree that we must certainly improve our service delivery and ensure that we are more competitive - especially from a small business point of view. All this is much about an attitude. The point I'm trying to make is that the awareness of what is going on is very important, and that there is danger afoot. If we don't start working together on a common vision (which is what Guy and co. are working on) then we're going to be left behind - or even worse, we're going to fall into a social and economic slump. In the meantime, another action point (besides upping our standards of delivery) is to start evangelising and telling people about accelerating Cape Town. Ignite your own discussions, and start galvanising people into action. People upcountry refer to Cape Town as 'Slaapstad' and we have to decide, is that a title we want to be saddled with? Hi Capetonian,

I agree that we must certainly improve our service delivery and ensure that we are more competitive – especially from a small business point of view.

All this is much about an attitude. The point I’m trying to make is that the awareness of what is going on is very important, and that there is danger afoot. If we don’t start working together on a common vision (which is what Guy and co. are working on) then we’re going to be left behind – or even worse, we’re going to fall into a social and economic slump.

In the meantime, another action point (besides upping our standards of delivery) is to start evangelising and telling people about accelerating Cape Town. Ignite your own discussions, and start galvanising people into action.

People upcountry refer to Cape Town as ‘Slaapstad’ and we have to decide, is that a title we want to be saddled with?

]]> By: Capetonian http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/comment-page-1/#comment-28436 Capetonian Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:39:24 +0000 http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/07/16/the-fall-of-cape-town/#comment-28436 I agree with a lot of what you say, but in the end there are only certain things which are in our locus of influence - the best we, who want to make our home a better place, can each do is to try and deliver high quality in whatever it is that we do. I agree with a lot of what you say, but in the end there are only certain things which are in our locus of influence – the best we, who want to make our home a better place, can each do is to try and deliver high quality in whatever it is that we do.

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