What we have here in Portland is a bunch of not-quite-overlapping creative communities operating on a fairly high level, but somewhat in isolation from one another.
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Citizen Couture: Former tax professional-turned-freelance photographer Jason Jean focuses on beautiful people within the fashion world and creative communities, but anyone can appreciate the subjects' seemingly effortless style.
Belsky used the example of two isolated creative communities on Behance, grafitti artists and light artists who started following each other and ended up collaborating on campaigns for big ad agencies.
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Fortunately, many thoughtful people from both the creative and technology communities are working together to find a right balance between copyright protection, creator compensation and innovation.
Moore's work in textiles was inspired by his aims as an artist after the second world war, particularly his belief, as a Socialist, that art could be a cohesive force in society, bringing together communities through creative public projects.
For one, the world needs philanthropists, nonprofits and changemakers who have creative and innovative approaches to improving communities.
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And the markets need to recognize that long-term creative arbitrage projects involving open or closed communities, tackling large economic challenges across the globe, are one of the few ways the surplus capital problem can be solved.
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Anyone can try Autodesk apps, services, and communities to experiment and experience the creative process.
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One of the explicit goals of the site is to attract more creatives to Portland (10, 000 in the next five years, to be specific) by making all of these communities more visible to people in other creative metros.
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The mixture of connectivity, open information, and the ability to build communities, share opinions and get organized is a creative and sometimes disruptive mix.
Last month, OSTP and the Department of Transportation co-hosted a Safety Data Jam at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building that brought together 40 leaders from technology, public safety, and government communities to discuss public safety challenges and to brainstorm creative new solutions that leverage open government safety data.
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But the food listings there are not just creative projects, they are often ideas aimed at bringing new vibrancy and food independence to communities.
Thus although cultural heritage and archaeology are drivers for Creative Economies that contribute to sustainable development, the imbalanced promotion of heritage can serve to alienate communities, generate conflict and lead to the destruction of heritage.
The summit will host a series of creative workshops and give the delegates a chance to consider what more can be done to empower local communities and tackle the negative perceptions of young people.
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