Experiencing Detroit: 365 days of living, working, playing, giving and capturing the Spirit of Detroit.

That is a lofty ambition for this blog, but the blog itself focuses on a city that has rising expectations of itself, and is raising expectations for cities around the nation, challenging notions of what a city is, how it operates, where it collaborates, when it evolves, and who chooses it’s future.

I will begin with a series of entries about the 5 Key Elements of Great Cities. A framework, a vision, a mindset, assets, and an approach.

Up Next: A Framework for Understanding Cities