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Who is the most creative person in Indiana?
Wikipedia - The Creative Class is socioeconomic class that economist and social scientist Dr. Richard Florida, believes are a key driving force for economic development of post-industrial cities in the USA.
Florida describes the 'Creative Class' as 40 million workers - 30 percent of the U.S. workforce, and breaks the class into two broad sections:
* Super-Creative Core: This comprises about twelve percent of all U.S. jobs. This group is deemed to contain a wide range of occupations (e.g. science, engineering, education, computer programming, research) with arts, design, and media workers making a small subset. Those belonging to this group are considered to “fully engage in the creative process” (Florida, 2002, p. 69). The Super-Creative Core is considered innovative, creating commercial products and consumer goods. Their primary job function is to be creative and innovative. “Along with problem solving, their work may entail problem finding” (Florida, 2002, p. 69).
* Creative Professionals: These professionals are the classic knowledge-based workers and include those working in healthcare, business and finance, the legal sector, and education. They “draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems” using higher degrees of education to do so (2002).
Additional to these two main groups of creative people, the usually much smaller group of Bohemians are also included in the creative class.
Florida concludes that the creative class is the core force of economic growth in our future economy, and is expected to add more than 10 million jobs in the next decade.
Let's shine a light on our local creative class...Think about the people you know who live and work in Indiana....who would you say is the most creative person you know...and why? What sets this person apart from the average creative type? Share your thoughts here.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Herndon on -
This one may be impossible to answer, however I can highlight very creative people: Levi Eads, one of redwall LIVE's own has been quite impressive with thought and development of very compelling campaigns for our experiential marketing firm. However to steer away from what is almost self promotion, I would like to highlight David Mark, the mastermind behind The Hungry Brick, a very interesting Idea that is strong in purpose as well as marketing value. I anticipate anyone that has a picture of themselves as a kid for their profile is either very creative or just happens to be kind of ugly now. I don't really know which one it is, but I have a guess...
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Permalink Reply by Cissi Sherlock on -
There is a local author by the name of Linden Swift that no one has ever heard of and had one of the most creative minds I know.
He's a modern day Mark Twain.
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Permalink Reply by Brigid Manning-Hamilton on -
Eeeep!! Speaking as a true inspellarate (cf. inumerate), I need to ask if the mis-spelling of two key words in the subject line of the query are deliberate or not...
"Subject: On Smaller Indiana: Seraching for the crative class..."
As far as the question goes, I think it would be very hard to identify only *one* most creative person. There are business people, writers, artists, athletes, lawyers, journalists, musicians, community organisers...
But the discussion should be interesting!
Brigid Manning-Hamilton
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Permalink Reply by Pat Coyle on -
Sorry Brigid...I should avoid sending messages late at night...I'm a terrible proof reader anyway, but when it's late my brain turns off...I need to be more careful about that.
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Permalink Reply by Taylor Martin on -
Me.
Plus, I know how to spell "creative."
Taylor Martin
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Permalink Reply by Pat Coyle on
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You are indeed creative, Taylor. I on the other hand, and a creative speller :-)
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Permalink Reply by Brigid Manning-Hamilton on
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"Pity the man [sic] who can spell a word only one way." Variously attributed to Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, and others.
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Permalink Reply by David A Wachtel on
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My wife, Pat Wachtel. She is Executive Director for Girls, Inc. a youth serving non-profit. She is leading her staff in rewriting the book on how to reach at-risk youth.
Based on the reaction of funders and Foundations, I am not alone in my thinking.
It's vital work. Many of these children only have one parent that is working and Girls, Inc and their volunteers carry many important messages to the girls they serve. Messages they many times do not otherwise get.
Their change was (very simply put), instead of having clubs. to do outreach and offer programs in schools. They reach 10x's the number of girls they used to.
If you lose them as kids they will never be productive adults. Children are our most important asset.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Lombard on
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Pat Coyle , of course!
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Permalink Reply by Linda Broadfoot on -
I second that! I can't think of anyone who has done more in this town in recent years to harness and move forward the energy of the creative class. Thank you Pat for your vision and hard work!!
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Permalink Reply by Jack Pincus on -
Pete Kissinger - founder of BASI and longtime entrepreneur.
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