Institutionalizing Creativity: Using China as a Case Study

"Institutionalizing creativity" refers to policies and structures that embed creative thinking and innovation within a country's economic, educational, and cultural systems. In China, this has been pursued through government initiatives such as the "Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation" campaign, the establishment of national innovation hubs (e.g., Zhongguancun in Beijing), increased funding for research and development, reforms in higher‑education curricula to emphasize interdisciplinary and design‑thinking approaches, and the creation of state‑backed venture capital funds. These measures aim to shift the economy from low‑cost manufacturing toward high‑value, knowledge‑based industries, fostering a systematic environment where creativity is nurtured, measured, and leveraged for national... Views Nigeria