This can support positive mental health by helping individuals view society in a positive and appreciative way. The characteristics of cultural creatives incorporate a wide variety of traits related to environmentalism, personal growth and social business. Do you dislike all the emphasis in modern culture on success and “making it,” on getting and spending, on wealth and luxury goods? The Cultural Creatives are those who have woken up to the social, economic and environmental problems of the last few decades of the twentieth century and who are sufficiently motivated to do something positive about rectifying the situation in one or more of these areas. Contemptuous of the glittery arenas of politics, advertising, entertainment, multinational business and high finance.

The sheer size of the Cultural Creative population is already affecting the way Americans do business and politics. Elders; initiation (such as rites of passage); stories that fit the new, emerging worldview; and mythos – which have been largely missing from Modern culture – these things will have a vital part to play both now with us in the "Between" (the interregnum between the Modern and the post-Modern eras at a cultural level, and also in our own personal and spiritual metamorphosis) and also in the new life that awaits us.The environment felt friendly, safe and inclusive, shyness and nerves were very soon forgotten, you were encouraged to use your own creativity whilst also having enough support examples and group discussions for those less confident in their own ideas so that everybody achieved something to be proud of, the materials provided were lovely and diverse so that everyone had choices and everything we made was unique. He did not discuss much about their relationship to business (although he helps businesses market to them), but I noted in my book (The Hidden Soul of Capitalism Through Dynamic Markets Leadership, GDI Press, 2012) that this segment of the population is going to be an important source of distributed leaders in the new era of ethical Capitalism. If there are really fifty million of us, that’s more than the total number of Americans who voted for both parties in the 1996 election.

But while entrepreneurs use their business for monetary gain, "innerpreneurs" use their business to find personal fulfillment (creatively, spiritually, emotionally) and create social change. Cultural creatives do have a reputation, partially deserved, for thinking they’re above the unenlightened masses who ignorantly despoil the earth. Overall, this gives the book an optimistic feel of how we all may respond to similar destructive situations that we encounter. We provide creative solutions for cultural projects and events and specialise in site specific projects in heritage and landscape settings.They theorize that being creative and inventive will be the key to business success in the 21st century and that a country's economic success will be determined by its capitalists' ability to mobilize, attract and retain human creative talent. But then, any group distinctive enough to be namable, from the Christian right to the Republicans to the local football fan club, believes in its own superiority. They desire equality in business, life and politics across all cultural, religious, and racial/gender boundaries.

With more people living their lives with purpose and significance, we are going to see a massive shift in the way our world operates for the better. Since the 1960s, 26 percent of the adults in the United States -- 50 million people -- have made a comprehensive shift in their worldview, values, and way of life -- their culture, in short.Environmental impact of the textile industry is a global problem very much present in the media today.