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Embrace Disruption: Key Factors Shaping the Future of Creativity
When standing at the cliff’s edge above a slot canyon, the best course of action is to not look down before willingly stepping off. A short 150 feet to the canyon floor, the only way out of this predicament is to rappel down.
Jeff Jackson: The artist desires to be understood.
Art is a safe place. One that allows us to step outside of ourselves, to find that we are stranger than we believed. The artist has an inherent desire to be understood, to make an indelible impression in the mind.
2nd Shift Design Co: Building community through a common passion of the craftsman.
As I’m winding my way through an old industrial area on the east side of downtown Cleveland, I pass one amazing building after another, after another — all stunning turn-of-the-century brick warehouses and manufacturing facilities.
The Future of Creativity: Work is Forever Changed
The way we work, and ultimately how we live, has been wholly upended. With the rapid increase of independent contractors and on-demand, online talent platforms disrupting the creative industry at large, work is forever changed.
The Future of Creativity: Understanding Value
Challenging to understand and even more complicated to define, the proper perspective on value creation is a critical function for the future creative. Settled east of arid salt flats and flanked by the Wasatach mountain range, Salt Lake City is home to a unique, startup academic endeavor at the University of Utah. Multi-Disciplinary Design, College of Architecture + Planning is nestled on the third floor of a brutally minimalistic building in the heart of campus.
The Future of Creativity: The Only Constant in Life is Change
Today the economics of our world are changing — especially for creatives. Many only see the market conditions directly in front of them, overlooking the opportunity to understand, to see the causation. We have met with many brilliantly talented individuals on our journey, each story confirms the shifting sands and echoes the same song. Work and life are changing. Work and life have changed.