Creativity
We understand that creativity, driven by any kind of agent, due to it supposes the appearance of something new, has an unforeseen character, so it cannot be known and controlled in advance, so the sciences must recognize their ignorance and policies or politics its ineffectiveness. Who assume it (they know that they don’t know) reflect a positive ignorance and differ from who don’t (the don’t know that they don’t know), whose ignorance is negative.
Politics Area
One of the areas in which we work on creativity is politics, taking into account mainly social movements, the new styles of governance and democracy that they imply, as well as their ability to point out the failures of the system and propose alternative solutions. The financial crisis of 2008 and the pandemic of 2020 are two recent moments in which these alternative political actors have revealed important systemic problems against which they have activated complaints and perhaps institutional responses to solve them.
The importance of creativity
On the other hand, in the last two decades, the importance of creativity has spread in academic debates and the design of public policies, particularly due to its link with the field of innovation. Likewise, cultural and population diversity is increasingly considered as a central variable in studies on urban economic and social development. The hypothesis that guides our work in relation to this issue is that, in order to obtain innovation and creativity, the existence of heterogeneity and social diversity is necessary. Well, in the lifestyles of creatives there is an interrelation between work and consumption that allows them to live in ecosystems that enhance and encourage their curiosity, imagination and creativity.
