american creativity/new economy/crumbs!
american creativity/new economy/crumbs!
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mikeylad

Original Poster:

34,546 posts

284 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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ok, the dissertation has reached crunch point.

anyone know anything about the role of creativity in america's dominance of the new economy?

i have 2.5 weeks to conjure up 25,000 words on the subject starting ... NOW!

thank fcuk its friday.

fcuk, its not!

Size Nine Elm

5,167 posts

315 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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anyone know anything about the role of creativity in america's dominance of the new economy?


The Americans showed great creativity in business plans, accounting, resumes, launch parties, but very little in the way of business sense.

apache

39,731 posts

315 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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have a look at corporate policy, I used to work for Nortel and some of the bollocks they came out with was very creative

lets have a meeting!

mikeylad

Original Poster:

34,546 posts

284 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Size Nine Elm said:


anyone know anything about the role of creativity in america's dominance of the new economy?


The Americans showed great creativity in business plans, accounting, resumes, launch parties, but very little in the way of business sense.


so why do they make so much money and 'own' the internet then?

madmike

2,372 posts

297 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Well, you could do a little research on the creation of the internet itself. It was a government project, originally called ARPANET. Also, the widespread use of computers for personal use was an American creation.

As was the marketing drive behind it (see Apples historic "1984" commercial which aired during the superbowl, which kicked off the personal computing craze.)

Also, DOS and Windows, though purchased by Gates cheap and recycled, allowed for common users to operate PCs at home. That's the type of creativity that led to the internet boom.

Just some thoughts.

agent006

12,058 posts

295 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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I believe you need to speak to a man called Anderson about creativity with corporate accounts.

dick dastardly

8,326 posts

294 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Ha, I thought I was buggered. I've only got to do 10,000 words and have 3.5 weeks. You've made me feel better for that, thanks.

In answer to your question - Don't have a clue (I'm in UWIC afterall)

voyds9

8,490 posts

314 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Create a war, fight it causing much destruction on the way the give the rebuilding contracts to American firms. American economy grows. Then sell the new regime American technology to bring them up to the American ideal.

mechsympathy

58,906 posts

286 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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voyds9 said: Create a war, fight it causing much destruction on the way the give the rebuilding contracts to American firms. American economy grows. Then sell the new regime American technology to bring them up to the American ideal.


Always remembering to sell the old regime something that you can later use as a reason to have a go at them.

madmike

2,372 posts

297 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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voyds9 said: Create a war, fight it causing much destruction on the way the give the rebuilding contracts to American firms. American economy grows. Then sell the new regime American technology to bring them up to the American ideal.



Of course, that's only slightly more complicated than the British model: Promise freedom from the current regime if the locals revolt, but make sure you lie about it, then partition the region creating a new British colonial area. Take the oil for yourself. Only relinguish control grudgingly and painfully.

Cmon, everybody has skeletons in the closet folks.

Mike


>> Edited by madmike on Tuesday 8th April 18:53