Creative Economy And Culture Av John Hartley, Wen Wen, Henry Siling Li

"The most ambitious, thoughtful and internationally aware assessment to date of the creative economy. Defining creativity as the production of newness in complex, adaptive systems, the authors make the case that together the creative economy, along with other cultural outputs, represent a planet-wide innovation capability which marks an epochal turn in human affairs."<br/><strong><em>– Ian Hargreaves, CBE, Professor of Digital Economy, Cardiff University</em></strong><br/><br/>Creativity, new ideas and innovation - and with them the growth of knowledge - have spilled out of the lab, studio and factory into the street, scene, and social media. Now, everyday life is productive, everyone is creative, and new ideas can come from anywhere around the world.  <br/><br/>Instead of confining cultural expression to talented artists and expert professionals, this book investigates creative new ideas from <em>everyone</em>. Instead of confining the ‘creative in