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Economic crises present opportunities for social and economic resets. Author and economic development expert Richard Florida gives his view of what's ahead in his new book, The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity.

What's your reset look like? What do you see in the crystal ball?  After the economy resets, where will we be living and working in 20 years? Let us know!

Even though many economists are proclaiming the "Great Recession" ending or over, the nearly 10 percent of Americans who are unemployed probably find it difficult to imagine exactly what a prosperous, post-recession America will look like. Richard Florida, author of "The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity," says that's because the crash has fundamentally altered how we feel about spending and saving. He says we're all in the process of resetting the way we work and live.

We started the conversation by asking the question: Have you remade your life because of this recession?

It's not just the economy that is at risk these days: Richard Florida, author of The Creative Class, thinks that the recession will reshape the entire demographic landscape. Which areas will benefit, which will suffer the most, and what will future America look like?

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