The rise of the creative class: revisited

Ten years after its first publication, the theory of the Creative is more relevant than ever. Now for the first time, this original book is revised and updated for a new generation. First published in 2002, Rise of the Creative Class weaved storytelling with reams of cutting-edge research to trace the fundamental theme that runs through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in society: the growing role of creativity in our economy. The idea started a fire. Ten years later, any serious conversation about the creativity, geography, and economic growth must integrate the concept of the Creative Class. Our values and tastes, our personal relationships, our choices of where to live, and even our sense and use of…