Corresponded with some folks about recent blog post about Chuck Marohns presentation and how it relates to the Allentown NIZ. It was meant to outline a couple ways to look at the ‘orderly but dumb’ vs. ‘chaotic but smart’ question.

In one of the conversations Justin Schaefer from Strongtowns came up with a great way to frame what I was trying to convey as one possible viewpoint.

“Chaotic but smart as the default, but sometimes you get to a point where you’ve inflicted so much damage that you need a more drastic approach – where you feel a roll of the dice is worth it. Perhaps it is like if a person had not taken care of themselves for a long time and got to the point where cardio or diet was no longer going to be enough – they need open heart surgery.”

Open Heart Surgery?