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Over the last decade creativity has joined innovation as one of the strategic hallmarks of growth oriented regional economies. In an attempt to emulate the growth trajectories of regions as diverse as Emilia Romagna and Silicon Valley, policymakers have sought to identify universal principles of regional economic success and prosperity. Creativity has emerged as the focus of considerable interest throughout the world (Leadbetter 2000; Florida 2003; Reich 2001; Landry 2000). In the state of South Australia in Australia creativity has been elevated to one of six key objectives in South Australia’s Strategic Plan released in 2004. This policy stance has been influenced by a range of thinkers who have been engaged by a number of State Government departments.
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Csikszentmihalyi describes the domain, the field and the creative person thus:
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The domain – consists of a set of symbolic rules and procedures, i.e. symbolic knowledge a or culture shared by a group of people for example architects or a particular society
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The field – includes all the individuals who act as gate keepers to the domain
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The person – someone whose thoughts or actions transforms and existing domain (n with the explicit support from the field responsible for it) or establishes a new domain
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We propose that this hot house of R&D includes the art and design educators such as universities and colleges of technical and further education (TAFE’S).
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This report was prepared by an independent working group for the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) and was presented at the 14th meeting of PMSEIC on 2 December 2005. The report provides recommendations for leveraging the intellectual and creative wealth of the nation.
(Prime Minister’s Science Engineering and Innovation Council Working Group and (PMSEIC) (2005). Imagine Australia: The Role of Creativity in the Innovation Economy, PMSEIC).
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Andrew, J., Andrew, J., Spoehr, J. (2011). Beyond the Creative Quick Fix Conceptualising Creativity’s Role in a Regional Economy. In: Kourtit, K., Nijkamp, P., Stough, R. (eds) Drivers of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Regional Dynamics. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17940-2_18
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