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Kristin Tardif, PhD is the author of “Developing the Creative Economy through Disruptive Leadership”. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, and lead faculty of the Organizational Leadership and Office Management Technology Programs.

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The Disruptive Creativity is a heightened ability to see the opportunities in the mist of wicked problems.

“At the heart of the creative economy are the cultural and creative industries that lie at the crossroads of arts, culture, business and technology” (National Governors Association, 1999)       

India

Dr. Tardif is working with five universities to build creative economies around the world.

India, Ireland, Chile, and Canada.

This collaboration is just the beginning of building a sustainable quality of life economic development.

Ireland

Posts of Interest

The Disruptive Sphere, The Center for Performing Art, Technology and Creativity

October 16, 2020

The long-term vision is to be a globally recognized center for disruptiveness, creativity, the arts, new technology, new business development and community economic development.

Dr. Tardif and Mr. John McIntosh are developing “The Disruptive Sphere, the Center for Performing Arts, Technology, and Creativity”.

Students are working to together on the new historical theater.

Collaborative Cap-Stone Class

October 16 , 2020

Students from many majors across campus building new relationships and discovering the benefit of working with other disciplines to provide better services and products. These students are working on the historical theater restoration.

We work with community leaders to develop a strategic plan for igniting their creative economy.

Our work with communities