The interplay of business, art and science
Posted in ARTS, CREATIVE ECONOMY, Home on Nov 20th, 2009
Why the arts matter
When times get tough and choices must be made, it is often the arts that lose. Why is this so? When compared to health or human service needs, the arts are often viewed as less important and therefore more discretionary in nature. But this line of thinking misses the [...]
Posted in Artful Leadership, Creativity and Innovation, Home, arts-in-business on May 15th, 2009
This post is part of the Blogging Marathon: 24 Hours of Innovation:
We are living in the midst of a seismic shift that calls for us to redefine the way we live and work. This is not a time to hunker down and wait for the turbulence to subside. This is the time to mitigate fear, [...]
Posted in CREATIVE ECONOMY, Creativity and Innovation, Home on Apr 27th, 2009
The Atlantic Monthly asks some compelling questions about IP to stir the debate about ownership and usage:
Can the sum of our ideas be reduced to “intellectual property”? Or should all information, all knowledge, be set free? As we rethink our institutions governing copyright and intellectual property in the digital age, what touchstones, what principles, should [...]
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Vancouver Farmers Market
Vancouver Farmers Markets (otherwise known as Your Local Farmers Market Society) is about people who love fresh food at festive gatherings. With the initial goal in 1995 to create the fun and value of weekly Farmers Markets in urban settings, the Society and the Markets have become [...]
Posted in CREATIVE ECONOMY, Creativity and Innovation on Jan 6th, 2009
A friend offered to download movies free from the internet for our viewing pleasure, and at first I thought that was dandy, but then I thought of all the creatives who wouldn’t be paid a royalty, so I opted instead to rent.
CBC Radio has produced a show on the subject of copyright and the debate [...]
Posted in ARTS, CREATIVE ECONOMY, Home on Nov 26th, 2008
Here is a great idea, and timely, especially now that Ballet BC has had to layoff all dancers and staff this season.
What is a Covenant?
Mary Stanley, coordinator of Art Across Borders proposes the adoption of an Arts Covenant as a fresh way to look at the arts and development. She says the word “covenant” has some rich connotations. [...]
Posted in CREATIVE ECONOMY, Events on Oct 7th, 2008
Culture for All is developing Art at Work in partnership with private and public companies noted for their involvement in Quebec communities. The objective of the program is to develop cultural dimensions in all areas of the community and make arts more accessible to the public at large.
In 2008, for the second edition, seven companies including three municipalities hosted professional artists [...]
Posted in CREATIVE ECONOMY, Creativity and Innovation, Home on Sep 25th, 2008
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 of creativity [...]
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