In the information economy, creative content is a nation’s most important natural resource. “The wealth creation in an economy of ideas is dependent on the capacity of a nation to continually create content or new forms of widely distributed expression, for which they will need to invest in creative human capital throughout the economy and not merely gadgets and hardware.” (Venturelli 14). We may assume then that in the 21st century, artists will finally be able to earn a living.
Industrial Age à Information Age
As in all philosophical shifts much of the 20th century was spent applying the ideas of the industrial age onto the increasingly visible information age. At the dawning of the 21st century we are still relying on the
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Successful societies will draw on as many citizens as possible to participate, demystifying the notion of artist as a creative genius who works independently in an art laboratory, and then gives his gift to the world. This will cause growing pains and ego-smashing at first, but once the creative class has digested this idea, they will begin to see themselves working in an interdependent environmental infosphere that has the same requirements as the natural environment of balance, diversity, and interaction. Of course every sector of society can contribute to the growth of the creative sector.
Some Important Terms: The Marketplace of Ideas v. The Mental Environment
In order to understand the Information Economy more clearly we need a new set of terms. Instead of referring to “The Marketplace of Ideas” with its foundation in Adam Smith’s economic philosophy we should instead be moving towards the concept of the “Mental Environment”. The former is a remnant of the industrial revolution, where streamlining and automation are benefits. Even more anachronistically, this model is based on laws of supply and demand which don’t appropriately describe the cultural industries.
Cultural products work differently than industrial products such as hammers. “Information products are not consumed one unit at a time. Rather, each product unit is designed to be
There are differences between Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Testing is a large factor in accurately assessing the full scope of the assistance a client may new. Depending on the needs of the client the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) could be a better fit. In considering the tests that exist, one sample population LMFT’s are likely to work with are children. Development is always a major factor in children with intellectual or behavior issues. One test that is dynamic to this factor is the Profile of Creative Capabilities (PCA).
In the novel "What the Best College Students Do" by Ken Bain he states that learning is not only discovering new abilities, it is putting a creative twist into it (p. 4). He places Paul Baker (a professor that taught Integration of Abilities) in this story because he emphasizes what Bain is trying to convey (pp. 2-3). Baker states that "This is a class in discovering your own creative ability and all you will have to help you with your discovery is yourself and getting acquainted with the way you work" (p. 4). Everybody has different viewpoints because everyone has different backgrounds, therefore, creativity is not only a want it is a necessity. To deeply learn something, students needs to have a
It was March 21st, 1765 and everything in the colony of South Carolina was as usual. I was walking back from the main store in the middle of town, I had gone to the store for some flour. I got home and helped my mother with dinner. The Seven Years War had ended a few years ago and the colonies are still recovering. The British Crown has put the sugar and currency acts on us but there are no real disruptions here.
To the man who left her because her depression was unfair to him, she wrote this one for you.
Creativity, the creative expressions in various forms of art and in new ideas, as well as the creative production of scientific and technological change, is what has shaped and influenced the world’s history
Richard Florida’s commentary The Creative Class and Economic Development focuses on the rise of what he refers to as the “creative class.” The rise of the creative class has been a result of the transition of the global economy away from Fordism to an information-based system. As a result, the most lucrative jobs are “jobs in knowledge-intensive industries that involve the production of new ideas or products, or that engage in creative problem solving.”
A blue house, red shutters, and a white picket fence with a border collie. Three kids are running around in the front lawn up on a hilltop. That is what the American dream is right? The American dream is truly in the eye of the beholder. One might think that the American dream is an apartment in downtown Los Angeles, but others might want the smell of fresh cut grass in a small suburb. It’s whatever the person who is working for it wants it to be. As we can see in the play, all of the main characters might be striving for an American dream, but none of them are striving for their same American dream.
When I look at this Image, I perceive a wild form of creativity and fun beyond measure. The photo photographed in the 1920s a period in history when the ladies in there 20s were defying all the social odds and breaking conventional norms to have fun. Referred to as the ‘flappers’. The flappers were the urban, young single and the middle-class ladies. The majority held jobs in almost every sector. The 1920 faced a time when the majority of the young men were involved in the World War I, and so the ladies had to step up to fill the shoes left by them in the economy (Margulies & Phillip, 2004). They worked in almost all sectors even those that were a reserve for the men. However, it was not a case of all work without having fun. The women began feeling a sense of liberation and deviance against the social reservations. They took a carefree attitude and felt free to do whatever they wanted. The skirts became shorter to the knee length, there was an enormous appetite for Jazz music, and
The great unknown, in the savage west Life is oldest in the Westward states, older than the Redwoods Royal ridged mountains with crispy fresh springs New kindled fires growing day by day But new youngins are growing like a fury breeze Wild horses, straying across the blue enriched waters The well-balanced Mountain goats hanging on by a thread And other untouched creatures running and striving for survival The dusty, and scorching heat sneaking across the baking desert
A buzz left the elevator as it traveled up the levels, moving slowly, almost as if it didn't want to enter the floor she was headed towards. Elizabeth stood in the middle of the box, wiping off the deep red color off of her lips, trying to get rid of the bitter and unpleasant taste that lingered from earlier. The small white handkerchief she held was now getting dirty and looked like a small child took a red crayon to it.
Chicago Heights is located only about thirty miles away from one of the largest metros in the United States. Yet it does not come close to the resources needed for it to be a successful city, nevertheless, a creative one. But the city wasn’t always relinquished from being prosperous. Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s, there was no better place to be in then Chicago Heights. The factories and businesses were booming, and the unemployment rates were declining. At least that’s how Elizabeth Fushi-Peterson, teacher at Bloom High School, remembers it. I spoke with her earlier last month in regards to Richard Florida’s theory on the Creative Class and the idea of a creative city.
11). Also, information commodities are not popular and relevant for a long time (p. 12). As the times change and more knowledge is acquired, textbooks are updated in order to be relevant. According to Adair, “the size of the potential market for information commodities is not limited by productive capacity” (p. 12). Information commodities are interesting; they are expensive because of “creative labor,” however, you can purchase a copy of the product (p. 12). Therefore, the idea is costly, while the product can be affordable. The price of information commodities depends on “the size of the market and quality of the labor” (p. 13). The size of the market can increase the amount that information costs (p. 13). When it comes to selling information commodities, wealth develops through rent (p. 23). The exchange value for this type of commodity seems to come from the creative labor involved in making a product (p. 11). Information commodities “are obsolete as soon as they are completed, do not require additional labor, are protected by intellectual property laws, and create a dream for labor, which is not to become capital but to become excessively valorized labor” (p.
The relationship between art and commerce has always been subject of hot discussion. Many people look at creativity as a vehicle for economic interest, while others view it as pure dedication for personal creative needs. The world as we live in today sees the creative industry, including visual and performing arts, sound recording, book publishing, and movie making, a highly commercialized global enterprise. People constantly buy and sell art products in a highly active market. Although it is difficult to conclude whether art and commerce is perfectly compatible or mutually exclusive, one thing is true, that the relationship between the two has not stayed constant throughout the history of art. From the early Renaissance period to contemporary and modern time, we see art gets intertwined with business more and more. There are multiple well known historical examples demonstrate the dynamic evolution of creative expression, though new system also brought challenges.
Change, creativity and innovation are essential elements for survival and growth of an organization. Creativity is vital for the birth of fresh and beneficial ideas. Creative thinking allows groups and individuals to solve problems or stimulate to think differently in order to bring forth fruitful ideas. The above mentioned creative thinking enabled our team of six different personalities to come together and implement a plan to solve a complex problem in a hospital. Our assigned task was to recommend a plan in order to alleviate hospital readmission among elderly population within thirty days of discharge. In this paper the author is narrating the team dynamics, functionalities and personal competencies in the process of recommending a change in the system. As a member in the innovation leadership team the author is also reflecting on the assessment, capacity for innovation in the organization which is the hospital where the team is assigned.
“Societies have always been shaped by media for communication, it is impossible to understand social and cultural change without knowledge of the workings of media even the alphabet is a technology that is absorbed by young children to learn to speak through communication. The digital age is changing the way we use our brains. Rather than store important facts, today we are more likely to store information about how to find those facts where a particular file is located on the computer, how to find an important webpage again.