Recommended Reading

Richard Florida:

The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life

Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life

The Flight of the Creative Class

Daniel Pink:

A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age

Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself

Elizabeth Currid:

The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City

Charles Landry:

The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators

The Art of City Making

Mark Roseland:

Toward Sustainable Communities

John Howkins:

The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Ideas

Tom Borrup:

The Creative Community Builder's Handbook: How to Transform Communities Using Local Assets, Arts, and Culture

Douglas Farr (www.farrside.com):

Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature

Chris Bilton:

Management and Creativity: From Creative Industries to Creative Management

Malcolm Gladwell:

The Tipping Point

Bill Strickland (www.bill-strickland.org):

Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary


Pier Giorgio Di Cicco:

Municipal Mind: Manifestos for the Creative City

Creative Community Builder's Handbook: How to Transform Communities Using Local Assets, Arts, and Culture