Creative Economy

While many cities can agree that creative work is of value to urban development, its vague usage in policy setting and physical planning can conflate different groups of workers, with very different needs. Communities around the nation and around the world became keen to attract “creative workers” as the economy shifted from goods to services. “Creative work” is a vague term, but in the context of city planning and economic development, professionals within this field have accepted it as universally aspirational in a postindustrial world. Individual countries, regions and cities seeking to develop their creative sectors should be explicit about their end goals in this development process, the resources conveyed to get there, and the definition of creativity as they espouse it.