Into this murky water that lacks definition stepped Laura Callanan, founder of Upstart Co-Lab and former Senior Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. And still for others, it’s a badge of honor. ![]() I’m sure you also have heard the phrase, “starving artist.” For some, this phrase is said to scare someone away from the arts. To support this position on the value of creativity, a report commissioned by Adobe in 2014 found that self-identifying creative companies “outperform peers and competitors on key business performance indicators, including revenue growth, market share, and talent acquisition.” What the report defined as a “creative mindset” has come to describe a problem-solving process, an individual talent, or a group dynamic which can be present across many industries, regardless of their direct connection to art, culture, design, or any of the traditional artistic trades or disciplines. And at some point in their life, they are told they are not.” This simple fact is so true, and it’s one of the reasons we have such a difficult time quantifying what comprises a creative economy. What Is The Creative Economy? July 10, 2018Ī good friend of mine says often, “everyone is born creative.
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