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C R E A T I V E _ N A T I O N
We are now in the creative age - an age in which working with ideas is of paramount importance.
But good ideas do not fall out of trees or get dug out of the ground they need to be created and the process of creation is one which is the driving force in the new global economy.
The engine room of companies and economies will increasingly consist of those who work with ideas rather than just raw materials and are paid to think outside the square rather than simply adhere to corporate guidelines or just follow past practices.
The future, then, is one in which success will come to those businesses, countries, cities and communities that can both stimulate and manage creativity.
Diversity and the cultural complexity that this gives rise to are key elements. Diversity within a country should and does breed a creative environment. It's not just an issue of how the country sees itself but of the cross-fertilisation and energy that this engenders. A thriving cultural economy drives everyone forward.
This cultural economy is driven by what might be called 'the creative industry' - those whose work spans everything from art to music to design to architecture to advertising and media
The opportunity is to bridge the gap between this cultural economy and more 'hard nosed' businesses.
The aims of this network are:
o to debate these issues and share information that will begin to bridge this gap
o to explore ideas that will help us all make the most of this new 'creative age'
o to act as a catalyst for strategies that lead to greater creativity in countries, cities and in businesses.
o to build a bridge between two worlds – the world of business, management and economics and the world of art, culture and creativity
o to explore the impact of globalisation and diversity on culture, society and business
In this global and connected world cities are increasingly important reference points. What makes a creative city needs to be brought to life. Oriol Lloret has been building up a moblog of Barcelona - check it out at http://barcelona.textamerica.com and also see http://www.ryze.com/postdisplay.php?confid=491&messageid=143101
To search for key postings on specific topics and avoid getting hundreds of postings when you use the Ryze search function use Ryze search but type in @KEYWORD. So if you are looking for things on 'innovation' type in @innovation. See http://www.ryze.com/postdisplay.php?confid=491&messageid=156361 for the key words/topics that can currently be searched.
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