A Clear cut? - continued

Continuing to 'ponder' upon this HOT topic i am adding further weight to this debate, having progressed in my 'consumption' of Howkin's The Creative Economy. Howkin's (2007) refers to Bob Geldolf, a highly successful entrepreneur who seems to regard himself as a creative entrepreneur. Although Howkins acknowledges that Geldof is somewhat 'unconventional' in the way he runs his business he explains that Geldof 'manifests' creative success.

Geldof famously doesnt work in any one of his offices, opting to work alone armed only with a telephone, no email, no fax. In explaining why he chooses not to work 'at work', surrounded by his employees he says that 'if you have staff, you start to think about them and you lose the freedom to think and write' (Howkins 2007, pp.125)

'Business is as creative as songwriting, but not as personal' (Bob Geldof, cited in Howkins, 2007 pp.127)

His ideas derive from 'irascibility and invention', and mixing boredom with his imagination results in a 'strong cocktail' (Howkins 2007,pp.127).

'Business - its a cliche - absolutely as creative as anything. Business creates ideas. Around something as dry as a boardroom meeting there can be a confluence of ideas that creates and promotes more ideas' (Bob Geldof, cited in Howkins, 2007 pp.127)

Geldof refers to creative entrepreneurs as being truly capitalist, that manging creative wealth will give rise to more wealth. Creative entrepreneurs:

'...use creativity to unlock the wealth that lies within themselves' (Bob Geldof, cited in Howkins, 2007pp.136)

Gary Thompson Entrepreneur

Fantastic creative presentation from Craig, Luke, Tom and Ed!

To help you 'ponder' further over the subject of what makes a creative entrepreneur!

http://youtu.be/CUxapCInvUA

A Clear cut?

What makes an entrepreneur Creative? What sets them apart from other entrepreneurs? Is there a fine line between the two? Or is there a clear devide? Does being a creative entrepreneur encompass the content, context and philosophy of a business OR is being a creative entrepreneur simply about the personality and characteristics of the individual and how that reflects upon the business, regardless of what the business is?!

A HOT topic at the moment, 'sparking' the beginings of what could potentially be a very interesting discussion/debate amongst my fellow Master's students!

I'm going to 'ponder' the subject some more, stand by for further updates BUT in the mean time do feel free to get the ball rolling with any thoughts, comments etc. on this subject!

Creative Entrepreneurs - An Interview with Reed Ingram Weir

Creativity is about 'showing imagination and originality of thought in moving beyond everyday thinking.' (Fillis and Rentschler, 2012, pp.51)

Reed Ingram Weir is a successful young creative entrepreneur in hot pursuit of 'original'.

His businesses 'Ingram Sounds' and 'Reed Ingram Weir Photography' enable his pursuit and in turn his resulting 'originality' enables the continued success of his businesses.

The interview with Reed was conducted by myself and fellow ABC students; Laura, Bex and Katy. We decided to present the key concept of 'originality' as a puzzle which we themed around the emblems of the Muses of literature and the arts in Greek mythology. We also designed each one so that we could spell out 'original' at the end.

Muse	Expertise	Emblem	Letter	Puzzle Piece	How it relates to Reed as a Creative Entrepreneur
Terpsichore	Dance	Lyre	O	People	People he works with/for and his networks
Polyhymnia	Hymns	Veil	R	Veil + clock	His journey to his business start-up
Euterpe	Song	Aulos	I	Music note	How music influenced ‘Ingram Sounds’
Thalia	Comedy	Comic Mask	G	Happy face	‘Creativity is fun’ (Howkins, 2007 pp.11) Reed likes to be able to have fun
Calliope	Epic poetry	Writing tablet	I	Tablet ‘I AM THE BOSS’	He IS the business
Melpomene	Tragedy	Tragic mask	N	Sad clown	There are ‘ups and downs’ in every business
Urainia	Astronomy	Globe and compass	A	Painting of ‘The Aurora’	‘Reed Ingram Weir Photography’
Clio	History	Scroll	L	Scroll	Reflection + ideas for the future
Erato	Love poetry	Cithara		PASSION	Importance of passion and motivation in his business

http://ingramsounds.co.uk/

http://reedingramweir.com/