Comments on: Creativity in the Country http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/09/29/creativity-in-the-country/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon K. http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/09/29/creativity-in-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-14421 Jon K. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:03:42 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=12979#comment-14421 Never mind Matt's comment, but the fact that the Martin Institute published a paper for the Ontario government citing the growth of the "creative class" late last year strikes me as an attempt to create something out of nothing. That doesn't discount the importance of creativity, or the contribution of creativity to success, just makes the information a bit, well, slanted. Never mind Matt’s comment, but the fact that the Martin Institute published a paper for the Ontario government citing the growth of the “creative class” late last year strikes me as an attempt to create something out of nothing.

That doesn’t discount the importance of creativity, or the contribution of creativity to success, just makes the information a bit, well, slanted.

]]> By: Matt L. http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/09/29/creativity-in-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-14397 Matt L. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:16:27 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=12979#comment-14397 Sorry, but I have to point out that this is a poorly designed graph that doesn't really support your claim that "creative class jobs led job growth in rural Ontario". It all depends on the starting point. If creative jobs grew 22% from 1,000 to 1,220, but working class jobs grew 13% from 10,000 to 11,300, then working class job creation would be outpacing creative job creation by a factor of almost six. I have no idea what the starting points are, but I would guess creative jobs are a smaller part of the established job pool just because they're a newer trend. Your assertion may well be true. It's just a shame the creators of the graph and report chose not to include the raw numbers that would allow those sorts of conclusions to be drawn reliably. Sorry, but I have to point out that this is a poorly designed graph that doesn’t really support your claim that “creative class jobs led job growth in rural Ontario”.

It all depends on the starting point. If creative jobs grew 22% from 1,000 to 1,220, but working class jobs grew 13% from 10,000 to 11,300, then working class job creation would be outpacing creative job creation by a factor of almost six. I have no idea what the starting points are, but I would guess creative jobs are a smaller part of the established job pool just because they’re a newer trend.

Your assertion may well be true. It’s just a shame the creators of the graph and report chose not to include the raw numbers that would allow those sorts of conclusions to be drawn reliably.

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