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As the world is experiencing grave issues such as climate crisis, divisiveness, polarization and income inequality, a compelling antidote to this is an empowered global community that embraces inclusivity, resilience and a sense of belonging which can forge a sustainable and regenerative future.
A Creative Community is an intensely inclusive community whose shared value system revolves around the attraction of participatory art and innovation, of embracing and sharing self-expression, of empowering and unlocking the inherent creative and imaginative spirit that resides in every human being. It is a network of relationships. It focuses on balancing the production and consumption of self-expression with the intention of sharing this locally and globally. All great communities create more culture and innovation than they consume. The quality of culture and innovation in a community or a nation is reflective of the health of that community, but it also inspires that community to grow and thrive.
The nexus of this approach is the concept that cultural activation is provided by the residents for each other. This extends current community planning concepts of "Live, Work, and Play" to include "Learn and Create".
To establish a city that is livable but even more critically lovable, a Creative Community values the emotional engagement of its members. This engagement needs to be pervasive at all strata of the city's population. As humanity has advanced ¬through the millennia, the Creative Class has produced many of the memorable aspects of our collective existence. This group of poets, artists, scientists, intellectuals, and innovators has inspired powerful levels of positive change. In recent decades, the Creative Class has become more essential to progress and more critically empowered as its demographic has expanded.
Nested Arc, designed for 24,000 residents, is a creative community that thrives on participatory art, innovation, and shared self-expression.