The Arts and the
Creative Economy
Arts Education SummitCalifornia County Superintendents Arts Initiative
Fresno County Office of EducationMarch 4, 2011
Workforce of the Future
Globalization 3.0
Interdependence of Nations
The New Economy
•Digital Economy
•Internet Age
•The Global Age
•Knowledge Economy
•The Creative Age
Major World Trends REALIGNMENT OF POWER
REDEFINITION OF WEALTH
OUTSOURCING/OFFSHORING
JOBLESS RECOVERY
Creative EconomyCreative Economy
Creative Economy
•Workforce of the Future
Jobs in greatest demand in the future don’t yet exist
They will require workers to use technologies that have not yet been
invented...
To solve problems that we don’t yet even know are problems.
Richard Riley,former Secretary of Education
"It isn't just about mathand science anymore. It’s
about creativity, imagination, and, above all,
innovation."
U.S. employers rate creativity and innovation among the top five skills
that will most neededin the new economy.
The Conference BoardTrusted Insights for Business Worldwide
America’s success will not be through“cheap labor, cheap raw materials, or
the free flow of capital or a streamlinedindustrial base,” but through “creativity,
ingenuity, innovation”.
Dana Gioia, former Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
Robert Root-Bernstein
•Arts are Engaging
•Arts Increase attendance
•Arts Connect the dots
•Arts are Engaging
•Arts Increase attendance
•Arts Connect the dots
•Arts Enhance math and science
•Arts are Engaging
•Arts Increase attendance
•Arts Connect the dots
•Arts Enhance math and science
•Arts are Transformative
•Arts are Engaging
•Arts Increase attendance
•Arts Connect the dots
•Arts Enhance math and science
•Arts are Transformative
•Arts Provide new “thinking skills”
•Arts are Engaging
•Arts Increase attendance
•Arts Connect the dots
•Arts Enhance math and science
•Arts are Transformative
•Arts Provide new “thinking skills”
•Arts are Essential to Creativity
Arts can no longer be treated as a frill... arts education is essential to
stimulating the creativity and innovation that will prove critical for
young Americans competing in a global economy.
Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, April 9, 2010.
Arts Arts Infusion
Essential to Creativityand Innovation
STEMScience, Technology Engineering and Math
STEAM
John M. EgerVan Deerlin Chair of
Communication and Public PolicySan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California 92182