NB – I’m in a conversation with a friend based in the UK. We are talking about the best ways to develop creative industry policy. I thought I would share the conversation here because he is already sharing it there. === Hey Andrew! I just watched a video of you...
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Writing your own rules – why we need local definitions for Creative Industries – Part 1
Creative Placemaking, Food Trucks and Culture Contests
I’m overflowing with thoughts and ideas today. It must be the break I took to visit family over labor day weekend or maybe its just anxiety that so many interesting things are happening and I’m missing out. Today’s post touches on what I think are the best ideas or...
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Preservation vs. Progress
Just a quick post today on the question of preserving cultural heritage vs. moving forward without it. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that we are about to lose a Beverly Hills house designed by John Lautner. It seems that it’s one of his early houses but it still...
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Chicago’s New Creative Industry Cluster
Just as I was about to move onto other work I stumbled upon this post that trumpets a new plan in Chicago destined to galvanize the city’s creative industries. It’s a great and exciting plan. I wish I had known about this during my Cities x Design tour because...
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Huff and Puff on Free Culture
There’s a neat debate going on at Huffington Post following and article by Bevin Carnes on the real cost of Free Culture. The article itself is short and doesn’t offer anything in terms of real solutions to a real problem but the comment chain that follows is an interesting...
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The Idea Feed – V 4.0
What better way to relaunch The Idea Feed than with a link to a post by Richard Florida? I’ve spent the better part of the past year studying, researching and learning about the creative economy of the United States. It’s not an easy beast to tame but I feel...
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Understanding the Chaos of the Creative Economy
Today's press review clearly demonstrates the contrast that exists in the promotion of the creative economy from one region to another. Most countries in the world participate in a clearly defined creative economy and creative industry movement while the US promotes a do-it-yourself art/cultural economy model.
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A Creative Industry Primer
The creative economy movement started in the UK in 1994. Follow the links to understand how national cultural policy became creative industry policy and how it's now changing the world.