September 2008

Reports on The Creative Economy

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The Creative Economy is the antidote to Wall Streets woes. According to recent reports from the UNCTAD, the Creative Economy is undergoing unprecedented growth compared with traditional services and manufacturing. What is the Creative Economy? UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) defines the Creative Economy as a set of knowledge-based economic activities making intensive use [...]

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Canada Gets a D in Innovation

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The Conference Board of Canada’s Report Card on Canada: Underperforming in Most Subjects Canada possesses huge natural resource wealth, skilled human capital, and next-door access to the world’s richest economy. We have a remarkable combination of social cohesion, and cultural and linguistic diversity; enjoy relative safety in a risky world; and are benefiting from our resource endowment at [...]

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Creativity at Work: Linda Naiman on turning ideas into reality

by on September 4, 2008 · 0 comments

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Tatsuya Nakagawa, co-founder of Atomica Creative recently blogged about yours truly: Our approach to innovation has been somewhat focused on the industrial side. We’re always looking for ways to help innovators avoid pitfalls and apply processes to improve their returns from innovation activities. It hasn’t been as inclusive of the creative aspects that we recognize [...]

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