3. How would you make yourself viable in terms of knowledge and capabilities in a knowledge economy?
The knowledge economy is a system of consumption and production that is based on intellectual capital, an economy in which growth is dependent on the quantity, quality, and accessibility of the information available, rather than the means of production. It is normally represented as a large component of all economic activity in developed countries. Less developed countries tend to have agriculture and manufacturing-based economies. A developing country has manufacturing and serviced based economy, and developed countries tend to have service based economies. Most countries economies are composed in these 3 major categories of economic activity but differs in proportions relative to the wealth of the country. Some example of knowledge economy activities include research, technical support and consulting.
In order to stay viable in the knowledge economy is education. It is important to have education in the knowledge economy in order to apply the skills correctly. A person must also be able to have various ability to support the education that they already had and the ability to communicate with one another to share information is key and a person must know how to create and organize resources and information to stay viable of them that requires skills and capability in using networking tools. By staying up to date with the latest news and information helps to stay viable in the knowledge economy.
4. Are you a member of the creative class? What makes you able to fit in this category? What are your shortcomings and how would you address them?
The members of the Creative Class exhibit a strong preference for individuality and self-statement. They do not want to conform to organizational or institutional directives and resist traditional group-oriented norms. This has always been the case among creative people from artists to scientists. But it has now become far more pervasive. In this sense, the increasing nonconformity to organizational norms may represent a new mainstream value. Members of the Creative Class endeavor to create individualistic identities that reflect their creativity. This can entail a mixing of multiple creative identities.
I would consider myself as one of the creative class member because i grow up studying and enjoying arts. I like to be creative and not follow the society norms. I think outside the box when it comes to creating content somethings that i think would caught the attention of viewers which is why i think i am part of the creative class member.
My shortcomings is that my idea or creation could be more original and not base on building on someone else work. I could use this abilities to target social issues such as bullying, low self esteem or environmental issue to help create content and spread awareness of this issues.
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