Name: The Rise of the Creative Class
ISBN: 9780465024766

The Rise of the Creative Class

Here, Richard Florida traces the fundamental theme that runs through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society: the growing role of creativity in our economy. He describes a society in which the creative ethos is increasingly dominant.

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olivermarksDec 2022

I prefer the acronym YIYBY - people like Dean Preston in SF live in large detached historic houses while espousing sardine can overcrowding, bicycles and public transport for the plebs. There is no reason to continue to expand giant historic cities at this point in history, that era is now over.

' The Rise of the Creative Class hit on what now seems blindingly obvious: that the “clustering force” of young creatives and tech workers in metropolitan areas was leading to greater economic prosperity. Don’t waste money on stadiums and concert halls, or luring big companies with tax breaks, he told the world’s mayors. Instead make your town a place where hipsters want to be, with a vibrant arts and music scene and a lively cafe culture. Embrace the “three T’s” of technology, talent and tolerance and the “creative class” will come flocking.' https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/26/gentrificatio...

Ancient history, now replaced by anarchic dystopian urban decay

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ajcarpy2005Nov 2019

I recommend The Rise of the Creative Class.

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impendiaApr 2013

Richard Florida's fascinating Rise of the Creative Class purports to explain this. In short, startup culture heavily correlates with acceptance and welcoming of diverse lifestyles, and distaste for conformity and conventions --- things which correlate heavily with social liberalism.

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alexchantavyMay 2020

As a city guy, I'm somewhat concerned about how this pattern of remote work may permanently change life in the cities. I enjoy living in a densely populated area and being around people walking to and from work and having spontaneous interactions. If knowledge work becomes largely remote then I think cities could lose a lot of this vibrancy as people may not have a lot of reason to cluster in this way in the future.

Side note, Richard Florida's "Rise of the Creative Class" talks about a lot of the effects and benefits of people clustering in cities (but in my opinion he only does a so-so job talking about the causes), and I'd be curious to see what other urban planners think about changes like this.

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ajcarpy2005Jun 2019

While I was in prison, I received The Rise of the Creative Class. I also received an Artificial Intelligence textbook as well. And I received Headstrong.

I did a lot of reading. In fact, once I got a chance to go to the computer lab, I wrote upwards of 100 articles. I wrote articles about introductory AI, health, and science.

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lkrubnerDec 2018

You say that well. I associate this idea with Richard Florida, who has written about the Creative Class and the Tolerance Index:

"The map above shows how metros across the U.S. score on the Tolerance Index, as updated for The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited. The chart below shows the top 20 metros. Developed by my Martin Prosperity Institute colleague Kevin Stolarick, it ranks U.S. metros according to three key variables—the share of immigrants or foreign-born residents, the Gay Index (the concentration of gays and lesbians), and the Integration Index, which tracks the level of segregation between ethnic and racial groups."

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2012/07/geography-tolerance/2...

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