Take a yardstick to business creativity? An Innovation Index, a measure for an important driver of an economy’s growth has been developed by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts (Nesta) in Britain. The index will consider the impact of new skills training, copyright, organizational changes, new brands and product design, effectively taking stock [...]
According to a New York Times article by Randy Kennedy, a major survey confirms that many creative types have been hit hard by the recession.
While some disciplines fared better than others, the study considered the responses from creative types, such as architects, musicians, painters and writers. Many respondents have inadequate health care, as well as [...]
The competition is on…selling people on Detroit as a creative place. It will be interesting to watch as the city tries to build an image as a creative place for a 18- to 34-year-old demographic. (Unfortunately, I age out of their needs!)
Voting begins Monday, Nov. 23, on a number of Time Warner sites and will [...]