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Connect the dots and the picture becomes clear: organizations of all kinds need exactly the kind of creative leadership MICA prepares its students for. U.S. employers rate creativity or innovation among the top five skills of increasing importance over the next five years, and MICA students are using their talents to do much more than go to work in routine jobs for international conglomerates. As is the case with more than 60% of art school graduates, many MICA alumni have started breathtakingly successful businesses. And when they do enter the corporate arena, they insist on re-envisioning their roles as transformative intrapreneurs who help organizations redefine their impact on society. A student from the first graduating class of MICA’s groundbreaking MPS in the Business of Art and Design receives his diploma. The 2012 IBM global survey lists “collaborative,” ”communicative” and “creative” as the top three traits most critical for employees’ future success. MICA students exemplify these traits through their constant collaboration with fellow students, instructors, government agencies, businesses, nonprofits, museums, foundations, philanthropists, and collectors. “Creative,” for example, scored 11 points higher than “analytical/quantitative” and in the survey 20 points higher than “technology-savvy,” proof that MICA’s curriculum design is what the world needs now, a course of study that teaches students how to think critically, problem solve, forecast outcomes, and then actualize. More than 30% of the U.S. workforce and growing are engaged in creative services. And students are coming to MICA not only to learn about artmaking, but also about how the creative process can be used to invigorate other aspects of commerce and culture. The doubling of MICA’s graduate student enrollees since 2008 can be attributed in part to innovative programs such as the MPS in the Business of Art and Design program, which uses an online format to help creative professionals learn to build or sustain an art or design business. From the basics of accounting, taxes, and marketing to complex issues such as risk analysis, pricing strategy, intellectual property, and contract negotiations, students learn how to ensure they can continue exposing the world to their artistic vision by developing a sustainable, economically-sound revenue stream. And, through a collaboration with Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School launched last fall, even professionals who aren’t artists or designers can learn how the design process, cultural relevance, visualization, and prototyping can heighten business innovation and creativity as they earn an MA in Design Leadership from MICA and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University—at the same time. MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 33
From undergraduate painting majors to MFA recipients in graphic design, MICA alumni count the visualization and collaboration skills they honed while on campus as their strategic advantage in a world where competition has never been fiercer. They own hundreds of businesses—large and small—and occupy countless creative leadership positions inside organizations at the vanguard of innovation. As they show the world the economic power of creativity, they are proving that the secret to success lies in doing what you love, in the MICA tradition of risk-taking and excellence. A student from the first graduating class of MICA’s groundbreaking MPS in the Business of Art and Design during a presentation.
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