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Ett designperspektiv på slöjden och ett kulturperspektiv på skolan
architects or filmmakers, they fully engage in the
creative process. I define the highest order of creative
work as producing new forms or designs that
are really transferable and widely useful – such as
designing a product that can be widely made, sold
and used; coming up with a theorem or strategy
that can be applied in many cases; or composing
music that can be performed again and again.
People at the core of the Creative Class engage in
this kind of work regularly; it´s what they are paid
to do. Along with problem solving, their work may
entail problem finding; not just building a better
mouse trap, but noticing first that a better mouse
trap would be a handy thing to have. (s. 68f.)
Percent of Total Workforce
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
Creative Class
Super-Creative Core
Working Class
Service Class
Agricuture
Kring denna kärna av den kreativa klassen finns
professionellt kreativa människor:
These people engage in creative problem solving,
drawing on complex bodies of knowledge to solve
specific problems. Doing so typically requires a
high degree of formal education and thus a high
level of human capital. People who do this kind
of work may sometimes come up with methods
or products that turn out to be widely useful, but
it´s not part of the basic job description. What
they are required to do regularly is think on their
own. They apply or combine standard approaches
in unique ways to fit the situation, exercise a great
deal of judgement, perhaps try something radically
new from time to time. (s. 69)
0%
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1991 1999
FIGURE 4.2 The Class Structure, 1900–1999 (Percent of Work Force)
Tabell 1 Klasstrukturen 1900-1999 enligt Florida
Andelen verksamma inom arbetskraften
som arbetar kreativt och med problemlösande,
har ökat dramatiskt under
1900-talet i USA (se Tabell 1). Om den
s.k. kreativa klassen omfattade 10 % av
arbetskraften 1900, 15 % 1950, 20 %
1980 så uppskattar Florida siffran idag till
30 %. 7 ”The service class”, anställda inom
serviceyrken, har också ökat, från drygt 15
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