This white paper summarizes two decades of creative American placemaking, drawing on original economic research and case studies of pathbreaking initiatives in large and small cities, metropolitan to rural, as well as published accounts. The case studies stretch from Providence, Rhode Island, to Los Angeles, California, and from Arnaudville, Louisiana, and Fond du Lac, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington. Each reveals a distinctive strategy that succeeded when initiators built partnerships across sectors, missions, and levels of government, leveraging funds from diverse sources and programs.<

We appreciate the opportunity from the Colorado Council on the Arts and state of Colorado to assess the scale and distribution of the state’s creative enterprises. This analysis was a collaborative effort of Regional Technology Strategies, Inc. (RTS) in North Carolina and Mt. Auburn Associations in Massachusetts under a contract with the Colorado Council on the Arts. Beth Siegel and Stuart Rosenfeld were the lead authors, Chris Beacham, RTS, managed the grant, and Jenna Bryant, RTS, carried out most of the quantitative analyses. Dan Broun, RTS, edited the final version and assisted

The Conference Board and Americans for the Arts, working with the American Association of School Administrators, surveyed 155 U.S. business executives (employers) and 89 school superintendents and school leaders (superintendents) to determine the skills and abilities that cultivate creativity. The survey results reflect employers? recognition that building an innovative workforce will depend on developing employees' creative abilities.

Provides and executive summary of the Ready to Innovate report. The Conference Board and Americans for the Arts, working with the American Association of School Administrators, surveyed 155 U.S. business executives (employers) and 89 school superintendents and school leaders (superintendents) to determine the skills and abilities that cultivate creativity.

Transcript of Daniel Pink's lecture, for the 21st Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy on March 31, 2008.

Strategies for building an integrated vision of creativity and development in community-based arts and culture neighborhood development projects.

This Monograph is for individuals in all aspects of the field who are prepared to embrace the change and innovation necessary to successfully move the field forward.

In collaboration, The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and The Society for Human Resource Management conducted an in-depth study of the corporate perspective on the readiness of new entrants into the U.S. workforce by level of educational attainment.

Creative economies can not only enhance life and revitalize communities, but also foster new industries and employment.

A new study from the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, "Artists' Centers: Evolution and Impact on Artists, Neighborhoods, and Economies," shows that Minnesota's strong creative economy owes much of its success to the unusual number and quality of dedicated gathering spaces for artists in Minnesota. The study profiles 22 arts centers and individual artists.