The Idea Feed Notes, links and ideas on the creative economy
Daily Global Round Up
A daily round up of the most important global creative economy stories HK’s creative industries poised for growth “Hong Kong possesses all the necessary elements to grow its cultural and creative industries to a scale that could match the UK in terms of contribution to the overall economy, Chief Secretary Henry Tang says. …he highlighted Hong Kong’s [...]
“Designomics” Will Save us All
My cross country, Cities x Design, expedition is finished. I’m still working on getting much of the data together, editing the hundreds of hours of video and preparing the book and DVD package but the driving part is over. You can follow the progress here. As I begin to put the book together I will [...]
Cultural Workforce vs Artistic Occupations
Yesterday I uploaded two posts explaining the difference between the terms “creative economy” and the “art economy”. Understanding the difference between the two is important because we are talking about the way we view and measure a growing portion of the US economy. The sooner those of us that work and promote the creative economy [...]
Creative Economy or Arts Economy?
Just finished uploading an article where “creative economy” is being confused with the art economy and I find this. I’m happy it came up because it illustrates the point I’m trying to make. The article on Broadway World.com starts, “recently, Americans for the Arts released the 2009 Creative Industries Report, which offers a research-based approach [...]
View on Cultural Development
I’m slowly becoming a fan of Createquity. Ian David Moss is helping me understand the differences between UK creative industry policy and American cultural policy, if there is one. He’s uploaded a neat analysis on cultural development and regeneration strategies. Read the full article when you have time but I’m taking away his concise analysis [...]
The end of the age of free | Media | The Observer
As a big promoter of the creative economy I think it is important to understand the full gamut of implications that shifting to a creative industry based economy would imply. In this Guardian article which discusses the potential end of the free internet there is a nugget on how the internet, and the creative economy, [...]
International Conference Discusses IP
Here is a conference to keep an eye on. It will be looking at new models of IP protection that establish simple usage rights for creatives. The best thing currently going that lets creative workers determine their own usage rights is the Creative Commons. Until we have simple terms and usage the creative industries will [...]
Creativity and Rural America
The creative economy movement has something for everyone. Although I agree with much of what Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, says about the importance of a growing population that uses creativity to remain economically competitive I do have issues with parts of his theories. I’m not the only one. Dan [...]
Start Trek and Exploring New Frontiers
The creative industries are much more than a means to employment and rebuilding the economy. They, perhaps more than any other industry, provide the human endeavor with meaning. They give us a glimpse into the soul of human experience. As more expert reports surface declaring the significance of the creative sector in rebuilding a slowing [...]
A Creative Industry Primer
The creative economy movement started in the UK in 1994. Follow the links to understand how cultural policy, became creative industry policy and how its now changing the world.