Creative Class

Crowdsourcing Creativity -- Is This Any Way to Get Ahead?

Russell C. Smith | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Globalization, Creative Capitalism, Crowdsourcing, Creative Class, Outsourcing, Crowdfunding Ecommerce, Outsourcing Jobs, Crowd Sourcing Creativity, Crowdsourcing Digital Jobs, Business News
Russell C. Smith

One of the ways people and companies have altered the rules of the online marketplace is by embracing the practice of crowdsourcing creativity, often with questionable results.

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Your Start-Up Life: Advice on Work, Life, and Play

Rana Florida | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Rana-Florida, Creativity, Innovation, Tony Hsieh, Advice, Creative Class, Business News
Rana Florida

This week's conversation is with Tony Hsieh, who built one of the largest online companies in the world, Zappos.com. "My first 'job' was as a newspaper boy. It made me realize that I didn't want to spend my life delivering newspapers."

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Your Start-Up Life: Advice on Work, Life, and Play

Rana Florida | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Business, Advice, Life, Creative Class, Your Startup Life, Mario Batali, Rana Florida, Starting a Business, Startups, Business News
Rana Florida

This week I spoke with food entrepreneur Mario Batali: "Prove you can do something for someone else first and do not be afraid to work well below your pay potential to get essential experience at the ground level. All great workplace leadership positions merit five years of practice."

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Israel's Version of the French Revolution: Liberty, Fraternity, Creativity

Carlo Strenger | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: High Tech Industry, Israeli Protests, Avigdor Lieberman, Richard Florida, Benjamin Netanyahu, Academia, Israel, Liberal-Democracy, Israeli Demonstrations, Creative Class, World News
Carlo Strenger

Israel's creative class has had enough. The nation-wide protest against a political system run by parasites that disenfranchises the productive classes is only gaining momentum.

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Corporations: Pillars of the Community?

Marian Salzman | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Foursquare, Euro Rscg, Austin, Local, Farmers Markets, Community, Entrepreneurs, Business, Csr, Hyperlocal, Doing Good, Outsourcing, Stamford, Corporations, Millennials, Digital, Hyperlocal Media, Patch, Pittsburgh, Brands, Creative Class, Quality of Life, Business News
Marian Salzman

There's a real paradox today in the meaning of the word community. On one hand, we're building our communities online and forming tribes with like-min...

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More Funding for the Arts, Please

John M. Eger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Innovation, Creative Minds 2011, Art, Fundraising, Job Creation, Creative Community, Michael Kaiser, John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Budget Cuts, High School, Arts Education, Creative Class, Arts News
John M. Eger

Today, the arts are being cut to one of the lowest points in history. It may seem ludicrous to say it, but we really need to be spending more on art education. Much more.

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Creatives at a Crossroads

Janelle Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebook, Los Angeles, iTunes Store, Working-Artist, Advertising, Ipad, Creative Class, Los Angeles News
Janelle Brown

If the only real option left is to work in advertising, shilling Shrek 11, why would anyone bother? Certainly, people don't fantasize about moving to LA to make viral Pampers commercials.

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Progressive Cultural Consumers Far From Socialists

Patricia Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Glenn Beck, Education Reform, Capitalism, Obama Socialist, Creative Class, Progressives, Cultural Consumers, Business News
Patricia Martin

98% of people who might otherwise be characterized as progressive (shopping green, recycling, and engaging in creative pursuits) agree with the statement, "My success depends on me."

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