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It was true, I'd been critical, but then, the central event had been beyond lackluster. For some unknown reason-perhaps the same invisible ether that makes people think civil liberties are disposable or that it's OK to drive slow in the fast lane-it's an uphill battle to convince people that criticism is not synonymous with assault. The point of criticism isn't to tear something down, but to enable and encourage a dialogue that leads to constructive progress. Criticism is a kind of cheerleading that not everyone is comfortable with, but if you can get over taking it personally, it really is more useful than saying, "Terrific event-couldn't be improved on!" or, "Baby, you look great in that dress."
Hosting a UNESCO Creative Cities Summit (Santa Fe is the only US city in the world-wide program) in tandem with Design Week, and with the intention of hammering out the details of an upcoming major international conference, was a fantastic move on the part of the city; sharing wisdom and plotting hijinks with officials from Egypt, Argentina, Colombia, Canada and Italy is pretty cool, after all. In all honesty, I can't wait for next year's Design Week: This is a serious and keystone event for Santa Fe's future. That said, there are still miles of improvement needed in the basic building blocks before a natural annual evolution takes its course. Remember, it's not "attacking," it's more like what your daddy used to call "tough love."See the full content of this document
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Tough Love
"Why," a staff member of the City of Santa Fe's Economic Development division was said to have asked after last year's Design Week event, "is Zane attacking Design Week?"
It was true, I'd been critical, but then, the central event had been beyond lackluster. For some unknown reason-perhaps the same in...See the full content of this document
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