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World View Forum
Patrick CroninNovember 10, 2010
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Presentation Outline
• Institute for Emerging Issues
• Why Creativity Can’t Wait
• Creative Workers in the NC
Economy
• How Community Colleges Can…
and are…Contributing
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Who We Are and What We Do
• The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) is a public policy organization committed to North Carolina’s future.
• We work collaboratively with individuals from all sectors and areas of the state to build an enduring capacity for positive change.
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Impacts: Outsourcing
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Impacts: Automation
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Impacts: Abundance
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At the Firm Level
Consider three questions:
1. Can a computer do it faster?
2. Does someone else offer a similar product or service?
3. Can someone overseas do it cheaper?
If you answered “yes” to these three questions, you are at risk in today’s economy.
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What is Creativity?
Creativity means generating ideas that can be used to solve problems or invent new products and services.
Creativity Innovation Competitive Advantage
What Are Creative Skills?
Right
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They utilize more of your right brainSource: Wired Magazine, February 2005
What Are Creative Skills?
Left Brained Skills• Linear• Logical• Analytical Tasks
(Think of the SAT)
Right Brained Skills
• Big Picture• Empathy• Inventiveness• Artistry
(Think Multidisciplinary)
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Creativity Examples
Smarter ways to do old jobs
Providing new services
Combining existing
technology
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Why Creativity Can’t Wait
• North Carolina companies can no longer compete on price alone to stay ahead.
• N.C. lost 130,000 jobs in 2009 (276,000 since January 2008) and we are expected to add only 32,000 jobs in 2010.
• N.C. must think our way out of the recession by generating intellectual capital and rethinking design.
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The Benefits of Creative Jobs in NC
Creative jobs…pay above average wages
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Creativity Jobs Found Everywhere
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…are found all over the state
…grow more…and shrink less
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…require post-secondary training
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…and are found across the economy
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Examples of Creative Jobs
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Marketing Managers Architects Engineers
Computer and Info Systems Managers
Animal Scientists Soil/Plant Scientists
Financial Examiners Biochemists Hydologists
Computer Software Engineers
Geographers Clergy
Postsecondary Teachers
Craft Artists Designers (various)
Fine Artists Actors Multimedia Artists
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Creative Industries
• 15 industries with highest concentration of creative workers employed 4.5% of N.C.’s workforce in 2008.
• Top creative industry growth rates (2002-08):
– Internet publishing and broadcasting (167%)
– Science and engineering research (90%)
– Specialized design (37%)
What Can You Do?
• Teaching – Are you supporting creativity development among your students?
• Community Engagement – Are you supporting and fostering efforts to incorporate creativity as part of your local economic development strategy?
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Creativity is a Local Conversation
Asheville Hickory
Morganton Triangle
Triad Wilmington
Charlotte Kinston
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How IEI Can Help
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IEI’s Business Committee on Creativity
• BCC will review promising practices for delivering and assessing creativity in K-12 education aligned with skills needed for today’s business employees.
• As community college educators, what advice would you give the BCC about education?
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THANK YOU!
www.emergingissues.org