MORE ON Density: Richard Florida: The Power of Density Richard Florida: Human Capital Density Richard Florida: The Density of Smart People The map below shows the density of the creative class across ...

The so-called "creative class" didn't quite pan out as people thought it would. The term, coined by economist and social scientist Richard Florida in his 2002 book The Rise of the Creative Class ...

I was lucky enough to take my first creative writing class in high school, and I was instantly hooked. I went on to take classes in college, and then even after I graduated. So, if you're about to ...

The following is an abridged version of the preface to The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited, out this month from Basic Books. It’s been ten years since I published – and a bit longer than that ...

To my creative-writing classmates, I am submitting this letter to you in lieu of a short story, which was the assignment for this week. When I enrolled in this creative-writing course, I knew to ...

America’s creative class has long been a key driver of innovation, economic growth, and culture. Creative class occupations – defined as those that typically require high levels of creative thinking – ...

Richard Florida may be the most widely read author on the subject of cities these days, and probably has been since the turn of the millennium. He first became known for cheerleading the idea that if ...

Among the most pervasive, and arguably pernicious, notions of the past decade has been that the “creative class” of the skilled, educated and hip would remake and revive American cities. The idea, ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called UChicago Class Visits, spotlighting transformative classroom experiences and unique learning opportunities offered at UChicago. If you want to measure ...

The Creative Collective NYC — the community behind the CultureCon conference — has announced their second annual Creative Class of 2021, which honors Black leaders across various industries. The ...