Strategic Destruction: 5 Moves Cities Make to Kill Their Own Growth
Strategic Destruction exposes how metropolitan power silos systematically stifle innovation and small business growth through entrenched barriers and hidden rites of passage. It introduces a Destruction Scorecard that quantifies these inhibitory forces, revealing the covert mechanisms metropolitan areas use to maintain control. By analyzing data and statistics, the article challenges the myth that cities are natural engines of opportunity, showing instead how they often perpetuate stagnation. It calls for bold, revolutionary moves to dismantle these power silos and unlock urban potential. Ultimately, it sets the stage for a new strategic blueprint to resurrect cities and empower entrepreneurs to thrive beyond the status quo.
