MORE ON Density: Richard Florida: The Power of Density Richard Florida: Human Capital Density Richard Florida: The Density of Smart People The map below shows the density of the creative class across ...

The so-called "creative class" didn't quite pan out as people thought it would. The term, coined by economist and social scientist Richard Florida in his 2002 book The Rise of the Creative Class ...

Among the most pervasive, and arguably pernicious, notions of the past decade has been that the “creative class” of the skilled, educated and hip would remake and revive American cities. The idea, ...

I was lucky enough to take my first creative writing class in high school, and I was instantly hooked. I went on to take classes in college, and then even after I graduated. So, if you're about to ...

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has invested $350 million into remaking downtown Las Vegas as an arty “creative capital” a la Richard Florida. Credit: Aaron Mayes This is your first of three free stories this ...

Joel Kotkin is at it again. America’s leading cheerleader for suburban sprawl likes to tell a story about how cities are dying and the suburbs are our future; about how ideas and knowledge don’t ...

Richard Florida may be the most widely read author on the subject of cities these days, and probably has been since the turn of the millennium. He first became known for cheerleading the idea that if ...

To my creative-writing classmates, I am submitting this letter to you in lieu of a short story, which was the assignment for this week. When I enrolled in this creative-writing course, I knew to ...

The following post is an abridged excerpt from my new book, The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited. When I first wrote Rise of the Creative Class, I looked at the creative class as one whole unit.

18The Long Plot to Escape From Work 19The Artist Isn’t Dead View All I studied to be a painter in college and had what I now know is a pretty common experience. My fellow students and I produced ...

Part of the UAB Center for the Arts, ArtPlay provides arts education opportunities to a broader audience and helps students cultivate an understanding of and appreciation for the arts. Classes are ...

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