18The Long Plot to Escape From Work 19The Artist Isn’t Dead View All I studied to be a painter in college and had what I now know is a pretty common experience. My fellow students and I produced ...

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 ...

Soon after Richard Florida’s book The Rise of the Creative Class was released three years ago, the term “creative class” began tripping off the tongues of people all over the country: Mayors who want ...

Richard Florida, always a fan of cities including Seattle, seems to be having some second thoughts. The 2002 publication of his book, “The Rise of the Creative Class,” turned a professor into as much ...

This article was adapted from the upcoming book "The Rise of the Creative Class Revisited" from Basic Books. Class has long been a dirty word in America. We’re the society of opportunity after all – ...

Richard Florida is rethinking things. Since publishing the best-selling book “The Rise of the Creative Class” in 2002, Florida has used his considerable speaking and writing heft to push mayors, urban ...

In his best-selling book, The Rise of the Creative Class (2002), Richard Florida documented the growth of work related to knowledge and highlighted the importance of creativity, design, and art to ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. America’s creative class has long been a key driver of ...