Are You a "Cultural Creative"? Should you care?

A majority of CTB Buzz readers will probably see a brilliant "Cultural Creative" in the mirror sometime today. But don’t get too impressed with your uniqueness. There are an estimated 50,000,000 of you in the U.S. and another 80,000,000 or so in Europe.

If you are not sure if you are a CC, simply take this quick online test to see if you qualify.

http://www.culturalcreatives.org/questionnaire.html

It is surprising that nearly a quarter of American adults shares this unique cultural affinity, but find it hard to believe that others deeply share similar global outlooks and values.

According to sociologists Paul Ray and Sherry Ruth Anderson, it is like a little secret that is not spoken in polite company for fear of ostracism or demotion.

Ray and Anderson were the first to identify this increasingly influential but largely invisible subculture. They answer the most basic FAQs on their website at http://www.culturalcreatives.org/faq.html

Whether you are a Cultural Creative or not, it makes sense to learn more about the phenomenon.

Cultural Creatives cross all the usual political, social, and economic boundaries. It is quite possible that their thinking will deeply influence American life well into the 21st century.

Here are links to a very thought-provoking magazine interview with Anderson and Ray, and to Amazon for their book.

• http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=399

• http://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Creatives-Million-People-Changing/dp/0609808451/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-1198431-0068026?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173315712&sr=8-1