What on Earth is McKinsey and Forbes talking about?

I wonder what sort of input FP magazine has had in this list? I'm guessing none. To me this looks like a list of megacities which you should avoid if you want to do anything creative. And it's all based on financial growth. Are many of these cities "livable" - in other words are there dynamic conversations, exhibitions, discussions going on there? In Paris, Berlin, London, New York, Moscow, definitely. But Wuhan, Shenyang and Riyadh?  If this is the definition of Dynamic, then I want to avoid being part of the "dynamic" cities at all costs. What a horrible existence. 

Rethinking Detroit compared to Amsterdam

Been looking at the future of niche publishing (where niche can still mean millions of people). I think it is better defined as media that is not afraid to focus and drill down beyond the PR hype and spin. It is also media that follow-ups. We're not there yet. I note that magazines like Forbes don't integrate their  video stories into articles. But I do like the way they compile collections of material into dossiers. I was particularly intrigued with the dossier they made on Detroit, because the city is about the size of Amsterdam now and facing similar challenges with innovation. Sounds like Detroit has a plan rather than just ambition.