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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Florida makes argues the importance of creative work and the millieu creators seeks to work in. Creators form a new class of workers that are higher paid and more productive for and beneficial to today's economy.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Florida makes you rethink "the world is flat" idea. where you live matters, i think i've learned this the hard way.”
Lisa N wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was included in my book: The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. www.100bestbiz.com”
Todd Sattersten wrote this review Friday, May 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Florida makes argues the importance of creative work and the millieu creators seeks to work in. Creators form a new class of workers that are higher paid and more productive for and beneficial to today's economy. ”
Joana J wrote this review Sunday, September 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Richard Florida, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and Hirst Professor at George Mason University’s School of Public Policy, uses a different term than knowledge workers. He describes the rise of the segment of labor force in his books, The Rise of the Creative Class; and The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competition for Talent, putting the number at almost 40 million Americans, or 30 percent of all those employed.
Ron B wrote this review Sunday, February 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Florida estimates about 10 percent of the U.S. workforce were in this sector in 1900, growing to 20 percent in 1980, and today they exceed the number of traditional blue-collar workers. This trend is similar in all of the industrialized nations. Florida includes workers in science and engineering, architecture and design, education, arts, music and entertainment, and anyone else “whose economic function is to create new ideas, new technology and/or new creative content.” This would also include a “broader group of creative professionals in business and finance, law, health care and related fields." Florida estimates workers in the service sector at roughly 55 million, or 45 percent of the workforce.
Florida is another thinker contributing to the knowledge worker topic, though he labels it the creative class. While I have serious doubts about some of his proposals with respect to government “investing” in furthering creativity, his books are thought-provoking expositions of this important sector of the workforce, providing a global perspective on the coming competition for this type of talent.”
“I apply this book to everyday life, which is especially nice since I get to be creative every day. A great book that makes me appreciate where we live, and its strong creative economy.”
Jan F wrote this review Saturday, February 16 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Boston is a city with a large percentage of people who belong to the creative class. The creative economy - i.e., arts, culture, design, technology - fuels the city as much as and in tandem with the universities. This has meant that the city has become very expensive and so young people in the creative class are being priced out of the city. I had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Florida speak - he's a dynamic speaker.”
Candelaria S wrote this review Saturday, February 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Florida brings insight into demographic, economic and sociological trends that he argues point to new attitudes towards the value of work versus quality of life.”
Dave Lee wrote this review Sunday, November 18 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Good book, well researched and very true. I grew up in Pittsburgh and can see the many problems that still plague that city. Like the author, I gave up and moved to a more vibrant city as well.”
tmoniot wrote this review Wednesday, November 7 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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