Written by  Milder of Danth, Inc.The White Paper“Toward an Effective Economic Development Strategy for Smaller Communities (under 35,000).” By David MilderTh…

In recent years, DCI has been lucky enough to work with Derek Berardi, a Colorado based graphic designer. He focuses on creating and sharing community identities through illustration, story-telling, and graphic design.

This presentation and discussion, led by Brian Corrigan of Futures United Network (FUN), demonstrated the value of incorporating creatives and creative entrepreneurship into the problem solving process within urban planning and community development.