Creative Class

Corporate Constitutional Rights: Why they matter and what you can do about it

March 21, 2013

Let’s play Jeopardy! ™ Under the “Democracy” category for $1,000, our clue is: “Corporate constitutional rights, progressively granted by the Courts over the last 100+ years, have created this shocking reality.” [Insert Jeopardy theme song here]. What question will match our clue and win us that $1,000? Any of theses questions below, and many more [...]

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CinemaSpeak presents Jiro Dreams of Sushi

December 7, 2012

  CinemaSpeak is a free film screening and discussion event featuring movies making an impact on our society. This month will we be viewing Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Jiro Dreams of Sushi is an excellent example of a true Shokunin, a Japanese term meaning, in short, mastery of a profession. Jiro and his clan are [...]

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The Creative Class: What, where and who are they?

September 12, 2012

The ThinkHouse tagline is “A coworking community for Sacramento’s creative class.” What’s the Creative Class?  We are often asked, “what’s ‘creative class?’ ” We’re asked it so often that we added to our FAQ page and tried to answer it in a succinct manner. We’re asked it so often that we wrote a blog post [...]

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Know Your Place: How public art teaches us about where we live

September 7, 2012

Last summer, in his post called, “Staying,” ThinkHouse member Ryan Walton invited us to participate in creating fabulous culture here in Sacramento rather than move elsewhere to find a “ready made” culture. Creating local culture is a focal point here at ThinkHouse Collective. Co-founders Janna and Jeremy were inspired, in part, by Richard Florida’s book, [...]

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Movin’ On Up! Our new digs & a new (less expensive) membership plan

August 27, 2012

The big news for the ThinkHouse Collective is that we recently moved to a new, bigger and (dare I say it) more business-friendly location. It starts with a little backstory: A few months ago we put out a survey asking questions related to coworking, pricing and amenities. The feedback we received completely changed our view [...]

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Building Sacramento as a Creative Community

May 31, 2012

The Book Club Pub Crawl will kick off again tonight, 7pm at ThinkHouse Collective. We’ll be discussing The Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida. If you haven’t read the book, spend a few minutes and check out our previous blog posts that will be sure to get you caught up to speed: The [...]

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Rise of the Creative Class and the New “No-Collar Workplace”

May 24, 2012

Continuing our series on The Rise of the Creative Class, let’s look today at what Richard Florida calls the “no-caller workplace.” Remember, to join in on this conversation, join us next Thursday, May 31, at 7 p.m. for the Book Club Pub Crawl. The Creative Class has created a monumental shift in the new economy’s [...]

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How to Make Sacramento a Creative Center

May 17, 2012

In The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida presents the ultimate question that every person asks. It’s a question that every city should be trying to figure out how people answer it. “How do we decide where to live and work? What really matters to us in making this kind of life decision? How [...]

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3 Creative Class Values: what they are and why Sacramento needs to embrace them

May 3, 2012

In The Rise of the Creative Class, author Richard Florida identifies three main values that embody the Creative Class. Some, Florida argues, represent a melding of traditional and new values. They also tend to be associated with education and creative people in general as well. Individuality Those who represent the Creative Class have a very [...]

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The Creative Class: What is it & How can Sacramento harness its power?

April 30, 2012

This month’s Book Club Pup Crawl is about a new class of people: the Creative Class. “Leading this transformation are 40 million Americans–more than one third of our national workforce–who create for a living. Called the “Creative Class,” they are found in a variety of fields, from engineering to theater, biotech to education, architecture to small business. [...]

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