Use Data for Better Decision-Making We Can’t Always Predict the Future, but with Data, We Can Try Constance DeVereaux, Ph.D. The biggest trend in leadership studies these days is training future leaders in the skills of good decision-making. According to Decision-Making Strategies for Leaders, “decisive leaders stand out.” In the... read more →
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Jul
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Selecting peer regions to which to compare your region’s creative economic growth can be a daunting task. The first step to identifying a peer region is to determine what your region’s economic and creative industry goals are and then look for a place that has a similar outlook. Other factors... read more →
Jun
29
CVSuite™ Data Dives are designed to help those using the CVSuite online data tool explore and put to work the wide array of data in the tool. This month’s Data Dive focuses on how users of the tool can understand their region’s age demographic makeup and what that means for... read more →
Jun
01
On May 24, the Creative Vitality Suite hosted the Arts and Culture, An Integral Element in Economic Development webinar. Kyle Wiese, project manager at Thurston County Economic Development Council, and Debbie-Maranger-Menk, director of consulting at Emsi, discussed the trends on culture and the creative industry's impact on economic development. Watch the... read more →
May
15
CVSuite™ Data Dives are designed to help those using the CVSuite online data tool explore and put to work the wide array of data in the tool. This month’s Data Dive centers on the identification of data trends and includes suggestions regarding how to use trend data. While we cannot know... read more →
Apr
09
CVSuite™ Data Dives is our newest initiative to help users explore the wide array of data in the tool and illustrate ways to tell a data-driven story. This month, the CVSuite team will dive deeper into ways to use the Creative Vitality™ Index (CVI™) to compare a region to the... read more →
Mar
22
NASAA’s Creative Economy State Profiles The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), recently released a new online tool called “Creative Economy State Profiles.” The tool is based on the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA) work that was... read more →
Feb
21
Creative districts have proven to be a successful tactic for driving economic growth and revitalizing local communities. Districts leverage the assets in areas of culture, creativity, and diversity to develop sustainable economic centers. In this webinar, Margaret Hunt, executive director of Colorado Creative Industries, and Karen Hanan, executive director of... read more →
Feb
20
As the head of an arts management graduate program, I am always on the hunt for new ideas, learning opportunities, and cutting-edge resources for our students and faculty. I know that access to scientific information is critical to any quality education and learning process. At the most basic level, quality... read more →
Feb
13
Creative Vitality Suite | Creative Economy Tools The Creative Vitality Suite aggregates creative labor market data from national sources into an interactive tool. The Creative Vitality Suite is the only arts data provider that includes both nonprofit and for-profit data. Dive into creative economy data for your region! The CVSuite... read more →