An introduction to Creative Talent in Windsor-Essex and local examples.

3. “People who are compensated for their
output and includes professional
ranging from engineers and artists to
entertainers and designers”
Richard Florida

4. Seei ng Problems as
I nteresti ng and
Constructive Discontent Acceptable
Confronting
Challenge
Suspending Judgment
Seeing Hurdles as leading to
improvements and solutions

14. Creative Talent
generates ,
starts businesses, and
attracts businesses.
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15. TECH POLE I NDEX

16. Brai n drai n/Gai n I ndex

17. Difficulties leveraging and the fostering the development of employment
opportunities or self employment in knowledge economy sectors
Insufficient networking opportunities that reduces the
ability of the creative class to meet
Lack of awareness of the amenities (art festivals,
museums, wineries, music theatres) available to our
future creative leaders.
Deficient number of tools for creative talent to better
enable their participation in the regional economy

18. . To retain, harness, promote and build Windsor
Essex’s young “creative talent” by connecting
them with the community professionally,
culturally, civically, and socially, in order to
foster an environment in which they can
flourish.

19.  Provide a voice for Windsor Essex’s creative talent,
based on ongoing data collection and analysis that
will allow us to weigh-in on important issues facing
the city in the next decade;
 Provide opportunities for local creative talent to
develop and implement action-oriented solutions in
each of the following areas: professional
development, community development, arts and
culture and social engagement; and
 Continually analyze the demographic trends
occurring in the creative talent population and track
metrics for the project’s impact on this population to
determine which initiatives are successful and
ensure continual improvement.