In that context, your decision on whether or not to participate in the social revolution could very well determine the role your company plays in the ongoing cycle of creative destruction: will your company be among those that have the insights and depth of engagement to create the new, or will your company simply be among those that get pushed aside and rendered irrelevant?

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While most big firms today are still mired in the Traditional Economy of the Great Stagnation, kept afloat by cheap money from central banks, still waiting for an improvement in the business cycle, firms in the Creative Economy are racing ahead by creating their own demand with continuous innovation.

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Also in attendance will be Chris Silbermann, president of top talent agency International Creative Management and an organizer of the event, who donated to Mr. Obama during the previous election cycle but hasn't yet done so this time around.

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Freeing up spectrum will result in a virtuous cycle in which networks can support more mobile activity, leading device manufacturers and developers to be more creative and consumers to use their cellphones more, CTIA contends.

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