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John Howkins



John Howkins is a leading strategist on creativity and innovation. He first published his ideas in The Creative Economy in 2001 which became the standard book (revised in 2013). He developed his ideas in Creative Ecologies: Where Thinking is a Proper Job (2006). His book Invisible Work (2020) shows how private personal work is the key to the future including our relationship with AI.

He has worked in over 30 countries. In 2019 he spoke at events in London, Geneva, Madrid, Kiev, Los Angeles, Bogota, Medellin, Santiago, Manila, Beijing, Chengdu and Hong Kong.

His ideas are based on his business career in publishing, TV, film, digital media and streaming. He was associated with HBO and Time Warner from 1982 to 1996 with responsibilities for TV a
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The Creative Economy: How P...

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The media in China

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Mass Communication in China

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“Britain’s fashion industry employs more people and makes more money than do its car or steel industries.”
John Howkins, The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Ideas

“The Fellowship heralded a new kind of film-making. Its script had four credited writers and about seven non-credited ones. Peter Jackson ran seven film units, nine music units and a production crew of 2,400.”
John Howkins, The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Ideas



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