A report prepared for the Department of Canadian Heritage (Competing for Talent: Implications for Social and Cultural Policy in Canadian City-Regions) provides a balanced overview of Florida’s arguments and those of his critics. The report points to… View this resource

Critical Commentaries on the Creative Class In the February 2003 issue of the Arts Research Monitor, we noted that the statistical correlation between educated people, artists, foreign-born residents and technology is not surprising. The technology i… View this resource

A Short Summary of the Theory Richard Florida’s 2002 book, The Rise of the Creative Class, has garnered a lot of interest from arts communities in many parts of the world and has generated a significant amount of speaking and consulting work for Flor… View this resource

The Rise of the Creative Class… and How it’s Transforming Work, Leisure and Everyday Life Richard Florida, 2002 (Now available in paperback form.) Many of Richard Florida’s articles and commentaries are available at http://www.creativeclass.org. This… View this resource

This report aims to provide a guide to increasing arts participation, with a particular eye to the meaning and values involved in arts participation. Participants’ perceptions, benefits, barriers and experiences are the key factors in the report’s be… View this resource