The Culture Creatives are the synthesis of the post-modernist and post-industrialist. If mobilized, they could wield enormous moral, social and political influence, and not only shape elections but weave a whole new social fabric. This is probably what we witnessed during the US election campaign, for President Barack Obama. The very ‘people’ who elected him were the “new progressives” a population that’s more interested in idealism than practical realism. The Blog
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Cultural Creatives: the “new progressives” (part 3 of 4)
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The Culture Creatives are the synthesis of the post-modernist and post-industrialist. If mobilized, they could wield enormous moral, social and political influence, and not only shape elections but weave a whole new social fabric. This is probably what we witnessed during the US election campaign, for President Barack Obama. The very ‘people’ who elected him were the “new progressives” a population that’s more interested in idealism than practical realism. Cultural Creatives: their Values (part 2 of 4)
December 30th, 2012
The values of ‘Culture Creatives’ are at the core of everything they do and how they chose to live their lives as they embrace diversity, ecological sustainability and a specific quality of life. By their very ‘being-ness’, their love for humanity and the planet, they are bringing about a cultural shift of newly emerging (integral) values, such as:
Personal Authenticity
Engaged Action and Whole-Process Learning
Globalism and Ecology
Idealism and activism
The Importance of ... Cultural Creatives: the sleeping beauty (part 1 of 4)
December 30th, 2012
“If enough people realise that they need to start looking for new ways to live together on this small planet, this can topple the prevailing systems. We need to mobilise creativity. Creativity that refuses to accept the existing order and that wants to discover that there are other ways to live.” – Kamp & Laszlo 2004
(This article is a first of a four part series).
We’ve often heard it said, if ...