There are occasions when a lack of edits is interpreted as a reward - an approval - of creative content.
But this is rare, in part because editors are paid to manage creatives and they need to justify their pay check with notes, comments, observations, opinions - all a necessary sub-strata of managing creativity. And this means that not making edits, changes, suggestions doesn't count as a reward. It's just a matter of managing workflow - nothing more. So what counts as rewarding creativity? Sometimes it's awards from those outside the organization but in the same industry - a peer acknowledgement. But inside the organization it often comes down to metrics - measures of utility, effectiveness, efficiency, or even just making the boss happy (because when the boss is happy, even under-performing creative work can find acceptance - from the boss and therefore everyone else who has the same boss). But is this all there is? Are these the only options to reward creativity? Comments are closed.
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August 2023
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