TY - BOOK AU - Martin,Patricia TI - RenGen, renaissance generation: the rise of the cultural consumer--and what it means to your business SN - 9781598691344 AV - HM851 .M375 2007 U1 - 306.301/12 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Avon, MA PB - Platinum Press KW - Information society KW - Economic aspects KW - Popular culture KW - Marketing KW - Forecasting KW - Social change KW - sears N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-236) and index; Preconditions for a rebirth -- Seeds of change : how a renaissance begins -- The beautiful mind -- The creative personality -- The economics of the RenGen -- The mind's eye : meet the RenGen aesthetic -- Youth culture -- RenGen spirituality -- The collaborative context : how the RenGen gets things done -- The RenGen company -- The catalytic people of a renaissance -- Second cities of the renaissance -- What will rule in a RenGen?; Adult; Follett Library Resources; Adult N2 - Argues that America is on the verge of a cultural and intellectual renaissance, discussing such factors as growing interest in aesthetic expression, learning, enlightenment, and social, political, and environmental issues, and explains how to serve these changes with one's business ER -