Today, Asian societies are characterized by tremendous social and economic change which affects most areas of society and is evident in both popular and high culture as well as in the ongoing re-configuration of markets, products, services, and technological innovations. Creativity – and Asian Creativity in particular – is a crucial driver behind these changes and thus deserves academic scrutiny.

Creativity is a key factor whenever existing norms, values, and ‘ways of doing things’ are challenged. Entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, artists are all agents of creativity. So are many less privileged people who on a daily basis adjust to life in the swiftly changing Asian political, economic and cultural landscapes.

At the same time creativity is hailed as one of the most important competitive resources throughout the world as it is assumed that creativity is crucial to non-technological as well as technological innovations. Hence, creativity is hailed in and by a range of sectors, groups and areas such as media, architecture, arts, fashion, film, popular culture, software/games etc. Equally important, creativity covers wider fields relating to innovation and technology within specific business systems, organizations and regions. What is particularly interesting to study is how these different dimensions interact, flow together, and produce new visions, products, services, creative standards, impressions, and spaces. As Asia’s economic and political importance increases it is only natural to ask:

• Is Asian Creativity different from creativity elsewhere in the world?
• How does Asian Creativity affect and shape products, services, markets, and regions in Asia?
• How does the Asian art scene influence Asian Creativity?
• How do the creative and innovative industries in Asia develop?
• Is there a spatial dimension in creativity and innovation?
  

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