Creative Class

In the context of creativity’s stated definition, we will proceed to group our arguments into three themes of factors: cognitive ability, expertise training, and environmental conditions. The human brain is highly adaptable and can continue to develop new cognitive abilities, even past adulthood (Norman, 2015). Proper cognitive expertise and training can help workers produce and operate in ingenious ways (Ginamarie, Lertiz & Mumford, 2004). Finally, the working environment can both motivate or stifle creative output. Managers can influence all three components: expertise, thinking skills, and motivation (Amabile, 1998).

In this article, Jim Tankersley interviews Larry Summers, a Democratic economist and former Treasury Secretary, about the implications that technological advances, such as the use of robots in factories, have on income inequality and on middle-class jobs and wages. Because these new machines and robots can do the same work of low-skilled workers for lower costs, there has been a vast decrease in the amounts of jobs available for the middle-class. While some believe that the solution to this would be to obtain more education and learn skills that cannot be replaced by machines, Summers believes that this will not solve the problem because the income inequality caused by technology is due to the increase of wealth distribution to the top one

After the worst collapse and weakest recovery, many Americans seem eager to listen to the Sanders critique of wealth distribution or Trump’s argument against trade. Families are skeptical of claims that the recession is over or that the US has recovered. They feel that they haven’t recovered are or worse off than they were before. According to Doug Holtz-Eakin, president of the center-right American Action Forum and a former director of the Congressional Budget Office, it’s an inconsistency between what is actually happening in their everyday lives and what they’re hearing which is why people are so angry. Trump and Sanders are using that anger to challenge the management of America’s economy at a more fundamental level than other candidates.

In the feature article “Trump a Blue-Collar Hero? Ask in a Blue-Collar Town”, Richard Fausset demonstrates an argument that arose in Youngstown between two men-colleagues when one of them found out that his friend is going to vote for Donald J. Trump but in spite of the fact that fellow was defending Mr. Trump the whole time. This is how emerged a question whether Mr. Trump should be a voice in a blue-collar town where a shrinking population and unemployment prevails. Along with critics about Youngstown, the writer narrates: “There is also a widespread belief that Mr. Trump is right when he says that the United States must renegotiate the terms of its trade with the world.” The writer also mentions the reason why musician Bruce Springsteen

This election, many people see a solution to this problem through Donald Trump’s political campaign on a platform of “Make America Great Again”. Trump is running, creating new jobs and improving the economy, which appeals to many people who are in the lower and middle classes who have been left behind by economic inequality. Trump’s largest base of support comes from white Americans who do not have a high school degree. This group usually has a very small income, if any at all, because they are less educated. In contrast, those with a college degree have a much easier experience finding work out of college. This means that those without a high school diploma are looking for economic change in order to gain an advantage and proceed with their economic pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. Other groups with large support for Trump are people with mobile homes and “old economy jobs” which are, similarly, groups with lower incomes. Trump appeals to these groups such as the “old economy jobs” because they are losing their jobs as new technology emerges. As “old economy jobs” decline, the demand for new jobs increase; the creation of which Donald Trump endorses. Donald Trump is definitely not a traditional conservative, but he has the ability to attract these groups with his platform through his populist appeal. Thus, a person who is lower in the economic gap would lean towards a candidate such as

In “A New Theory for Why Trump Voters Are So Angry — That Actually Makes Sense,” by Jeff Guo, posits the idea that middles class Americans are infuriated due to economic frustration. In his article, I learned that these people embrace Trump because they believe they will eventually climb to a higher rank on the economic ladder than they occupy now. According to Guo, most of Trump supporters are bested by the uncertainty of their future economy, while feeling they are not getting their fair share of decision-making power (2). After carefully analyzing and reading Guo article I agree with his assertion about the dissatisfaction felt by the working middle class because as I stated in my essay, they have a strong allegation to make, their struggles are existent. The middle-class does, in fact, enjoys less opportunity, and job security than earlier generations

We live in a world controlled by an invisible yet very present force that shapes the way we live our daily lives. With industry as its host and technology as the blood being pumped into its heart, it is a force powerful enough to bend politics to fit its needs. Capitalism; a method of industry where production and distribution are privately or corporately owned, its operation grows through profits, exploitation of labor, and extinguishing competition. During the Industrial Revolution technology was on the global stage. Factories and machines are built in existing cities producing and distributing mass goods on a global scale. Over time this fast production of goods would replace the old agricultural economy to a modern urban economy. Today the revolution is praised for creating a global trade market while surging us into a world of technology.

Due to the rise of robotics and automation, capitalism isn’t sustainable. Automation will result in approximately 5.1 million jobs lost in the world's top 15 economies in the next five years.(Hirschler) Many renowned intellectual minds have agreed that capitalism is the immediate threat to our stable society, due to this society revolving around capitalism. Albert Einstein wrote an article titled, “Why Socialism?” in 1949 and, more recently, Stephen Hawking has decided that the most impending threat in our society is capitalism. Social democratic movements such as “Occupy Wall-Street” and Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign seem to be the future, but they are equivalent to putting a Disney Princess Band-aid on a decapitation victim. The problem is not in the flaws of capitalism; capitalism in and of itself is a

Confessing one 's political identity in 2016 truly embodies the phrase “walking on eggshells”. Whether you’re a liberal or conservative, owning up to your political resolutions sometimes comes with some intense backlash. In this years’ presidential election we have an intense candidate with very radical views, and if you don 't know who I’m talking about you should probably move from the rock you are living under. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has gained a immense popularity amongst not only the American public but Internationally as well. His chauvinist rhetoric, egotistical outlook, and how he continuously fabricates lies upon lies has truly brought him into the public eye. Hearing Trumps incredibly horrifying agenda makes me proud to admit that I am a Democrat, a solid liberal to be exact. As a solid liberal I believe in the power of the people and that means all people.Whether you are rich, poor, black, white, gay, or straight building and creating a nation that caters to people inherently means doing right by the economy and when we do well for the economy we do well for everyone.

Economic development for small cities can be a problem compared with big cities. The metropolitan areas are more likely to attract and retain the manufacturing and technology companies. However, development agencies are looking for different policies incentives to make the small cities more competitive with larger cities. The idea of investing in cultural development is a viable option to improve the economic development of communities spread in rural areas. The culture agencies intend a planning effort to hold a series of events to stimulate the public to become involved with art and cultural leadership. Thus, to positively influence the economic growth of small communities. Moreover, with the grant of the event and different incentives, such

Along with economic troubles, the middle class has long felt ignored by the elites. In past administrations tax cuts go to benefit the elites and their friends, far above the middle class, or far below with new social programs that middle-class Americans don’t qualify for. With few pieces of legislature passing to give the American middle class a boost Trump’s rhetoric of how he worked his way up to billionaire status and the ability to help every American do so clench the votes of the workers who needed a reason to go out on November 8th. Trumpism promises an overhaul of the current political system with his “drain the swamp” catch phrase and his affiliation with the everyday man.

The U.S. economy appears to be coming apart at the seams. Unemployment remains at nearly ten percent, the highest level in almost 30 years; foreclosures have forced millions of Americans out of their homes; and real incomes have fallen faster and further than at any time since the Great Depression. Hamilton Nolton says that “In reality, all of the money has gone to the rich” (Nolan). Many of those laid off fear that the jobs they have lost will never return. The secure, often unionized, industrial jobs that provided wealth, security, and opportunity will never return. They are probably right.

• Amabile: How to Kill Creativity? Harvard Business Review 1998 (course packet; writeup 1. For Feb 5)

The era of volatility has created a shift from America being the middle-class society to simply rich or poor (Sachs, 2011). A gap this large has not been experienced since the 1920’s (Sachs). “The top 1% of households takes almost a quarter of all household income” but an economy this top heavy will not be able to succeed (Sachs, 2011, p. 30). The working classes are struggling with housing, wage, and employment issues. Rich individuals are ignoring these troubles, shipping their business operations out of the country, thus furthering the downward spiral of the economy (Sachs). To make matters worse, this has become in a large part a political issue, because the rich can influence candidates with funding, where the poor and working

While many of the political conservatives of our day and age state that they want to return to the days of Fordism, accelereationists Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek would argue that the capitalist golden days of Fordism are both undesirable and impossible to return to.(355) Stating that we we as a society want to personally do less for work and instead progressively automate jobs. In doing this our process has focused on industrialization around the capitalist ideals, producing technology not for the good of humanity but rather for luxury and pleasure. In these ends, it would be fair to say that we as a society have currently reached a harmonious state of right wing accelerationism, driven to make the capital gains fueled technology rather than human labor. This is very obvious in places where factory jobs used to hold a city together, such as Detroit, but have subsequently collapsed in on themselves because the labor market have moved from hands to rotors. This process has been vastly aided by mega corporations such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other technology giants but this is not slated to be the case forever. As this continued automation happened many people become displaced and either more technical skill sets or