Swift Current Presentation

I presented at a conference of the First Impressions Community Exchange Program held in Swift Current, Canada on March 10th, 2007.

• Download the presentation, "Creating Creative Communities," PowerPoint presentation here (2.3 MB).


• Read about Tom's work in culture and community development.
  
  
• Read an essay, "How Do the Arts Build Communities?" from the Journal of Cultural Policy.
  

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Web sites referenced in the presentation:

• The Experience Economy - Joe Pine and James Gilmore


• "Welcome to the Experience Economy" - the Harvard Business Review article that first introduced the concept. (Adobe file, 458 KB)


• The Creative Class - Richard Florida


• Cool Cities - Rebecca Ryan


• 2002 study, "Competing on Creativity," a Canadian study which compares the Regina area to cities across the country.

http://creativecity.ca
An organization of people employed by municipalities across Canada working on arts, culture and heritage policy, planning, development and support.
Un organisme composé d'employés et d'employées de municipalités de partout au Canada, qui sont responsables de politique, de planification, de développement et de soutien aux arts, à la culture et au patrimoine.

LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN HELP YOU USE CREATIVITY TO BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY...