Clustering+in+the+crea/ve+ industries+ The+what,+the+why,+the+how+and+the+ what’s+it+like+
Outline+ + What+is+a+crea/ve+cluster?+ Why+have+they+become+so+influen/al?+ How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organised?+ What’s+it+like+–+working+in+a+cluster?+ + + +
What?+ + What+are+the+crea/ve+industries?+ What+is+a+cluster?+ What+is+a+crea/ve+cluster?+
What+are+the+crea/ve+industries?+ The+culture+ industries+ The+cultural+ industries+ The+crea/ve+ industries+
TAKE%A%MINUTE%TO%THINK%ABOUT% THE%CREATIVE%INDUSTRIES% What+does+it+include,+and+what+does+not+ belong+to+the+crea/ve+industries?+Why?+
What+are+the+crea/ve+industries?+ • "those+industries+which+ have+their+origin+in+ AdverU /sing+ individual+crea/vity,+skill+ Film,+ ArchiU and+talent+and+which+ video,+ tecture+ photoU have+a+poten/al+for+ graphy+ wealth+and+job+crea/on+ Crea/ve+ industries+ through+the+genera/on+ (DCMS, Arts/ Designer+ and+exploita/on+of+ 2006)+ an/que+ Fashion+ markets+ intellectual+property"+(UK+ Government+Department+ for+Culture,+Media+and+ CraXs+ Design+ Sport,+2001,+p.+04)+
What+are+the+crea/ve+industries?+ The+concentric+ circle+model+ (Throsby,+ 2001)+
What+are+the+crea/ve+industries?+ The%core%cultural%industries% Peripheral%cultural%industries% • Broadcas/ng+ • Theatre+ • Film+industries+ • Making,+exhibi/on+and+sale+ of+arts+ • Music+industries+ • Print+and+eUpublishing+ Borderline%cultural%industries% • Video+and+computer+games+ • Internet+industries+ • Adver/sing,+marke/ng,+PR+ • Computer+hardware+ • Web+design+ • Fashion+ • Sports+ % (Hesmondhalgh,+2012)+ %
What+are+the+crea/ve+industries?+ Specific+sectors?+
What+are+the+crea/ve+industries?+ Specific+poten/al?+ +
What+are+the+crea/ve+industries?+ Specific+content?++
TAKE%A%FEW%MINUTES%TO%FIND%THE% DEFINITION%USED%IN%POLICY% DOCUMENTS%IN%THE%NETHERLANDS/ RUSSIA% % Which+defini/on+does+it+resemble?+ (if+any)+
What+are+the+crea/ve+industries?+ + TheoreFcal%perspecFves + Crea/ve+ci/es,+urban+development,+e.g.:+ Charles+Landry+ Richard+Florida+ Crea/ve+clusters+/+economic+geographical+perspec/ves,+e.g.:+ Andy+Prab+ Alan+Scob+ Michael+Porter+
What+is+a+crea/ve+city?+ • “crea/vity+as+a+boon+to+a+city’s+ills”+(Hesmondhalgh,+ 2008).+ • “By+encouraging+crea/vity+and+legi/mising+the+use+of+ imagina/on+within+the+public,+private+and+community+ spheres+the+ideasbank+of+possibili/es+and+poten/al+ solu/ons+to+any+urban+problem+will+be+ broadened”+(Landry,+2005).+ • “The+crea/ve+class”+and+regional+economic+growth+ caused+by+their+loca/onal+choices+>+Quality+of+place+in+ terms+of+labour+market,+lifestyles+(gayUindex,+bohemia+ index),+diversity,+etc.)+(a.o.+Florida,+2002).++
What+is+a+crea/ve+city?+
What+is+a+(crea/ve)+cluster?+ “concentra/on+of+specialised+ • industries+in+par/cular+ locali/es”+(Marshall,+1890)+ “Clusters+are+geographic+ • concentra/ons+of+interconnected+ companies,+specialized+suppliers,+ service+providers,+firms+in+related+ industries,+and+associated+ ins/tu/ons+[…]+in+a+par/cular+ field+that+compete+but+also+ cooperate”+(Porter,+2000)++ A+crea/ve+cluster+is+a+business+ • cluster+housing+crea/ve+ industries+
What+is+a+(crea/ve)+cluster?+
WHY%HAVE%CREATIVE%CLUSTERS% BECOME%SO%INFLUENTIAL?% Reflect+with+your+neighbour+on+the+ discussed+literature+and+think+about+ how+and+why+the+no/on+of+the+crea/ve+ cluster+has+become+so+dominant+in+ especially+policy+discourses+
Why+have+crea/ve+clusters+become+so+ influen/al?+ Context% Academic%criFcism% • Neoliberalism+ • Floridas+theory+does+not+ predict+very+well+>+ • PostUFordist+society+ causa/on+ • Urban+regenera/on+ • Simplified+one+size+fits+all+ • ‘Cultural+turn’+ idea+ • ‘Boosterism’+ • There+is+no+‘crea/ve+class’?+ • Too+much+focus+on+either+ produc/on+or+consump/on+
Why+have+crea/ve+clusters+become+so+ influen/al?+ Source:+an/cap.wordpress.com+
Outline+ + What+is+a+crea/ve+cluster?+ Why+have+they+become+so+influen/al?+ How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organised?+ What’s+it+like+–+working+in+a+cluster?+ + + +
How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organized?+ Func/onal+ Spa/al+ dimension+ dimension+ Size+of+the+ Produc/on+ building+ clusters+ Service/ Loca/on+of+ consump/on+ the+building+ clusters+
How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organized?+
How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organized?+
How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organized?+ Evidence%from%the%field% Housing%corporaFons%
How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organized?+ Evidence%from%the%field% Housing%corporaFons%
How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organized?+ Evidence%from%the%field% Government%(insFtutes)%
How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organized?+ Evidence%from%the%field% (social)%Real%estate%companies%
How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organized?+ Evidence%from%the%field% BoQomRup%movements%
Outline+ + What+is+a+crea/ve+cluster?+ Why+have+they+become+so+influen/al?+ How+are+crea/ve+clusters+organised?+ What’s+it+like+–+working+in+a+cluster?+ + + +
WHY%WOULD%CREATIVE% ENTREPRENEURS%LOCATE%IN%CLUSTERS?% What+have+you+learned+in+this+honours+ programme+so+far?+What+did+you+learn+ in+the+Vasim?++
What’s+it+like?+ • Involvement+of+stakeholders:+ – “In+my+view,+this+was+a+business+centre.+And+it+was+ a+building+in+which+the+municipality+was+involved.+ This+was+of+great+importance+to+me.+Because+yes,+ only+being+dependent+on+this+housing+ corpora/on,+that+seemed+very+tricky.+And+it+was!”+ +
What’s+it+like?+ • Facili/es:+ – “I+actually+have+more+or+less+everything+in+my+office.+I+ have+a+kitchenebe+[…]+and+people+use+mine+a+lot.+I+am+ just+lucky.+But+eh,+yeah,+water,+toilets+are+well+kept.+ Everything+is+cleaned.+It+wasn’t+like+that+in+the+past.+ Crea/ves+don’t+clean+that+much,+so+in+the+end+it+ became+a+bit+dirty.”+ – “I+use+the+mee/ng+rooms+a+lot,+especially+because+ we’re+in+a+coUworking+space.+I+really+like+to+go+there+ when+I+have+to+call+someone,+just+for+privacy.”+ – “What+I+miss+is+something+where+I+can+go+at+night.+A+ pub+or+something.”++
What’s+it+like?+ • Contact+with+managers:+ – “We+some/mes+receive+an+email+from+the+mailinglist+ of+the+managers,+but+that’s+more+about+the+ developments+on+this+loca/on.+More+related+to+the+ housing+corpora/on.+Yes,+that+is+a+bit+less+relevant,+a+ bit+less+interes/ng.”++ – “I+have+a+lot+of+expensive+equipment+here+[…].+But+ there+is+a+loca/on+manager+here.+And+there+are+ handymen.+The+safety,+and…+then+I+thought…+[…]+ These+boys+also+helped+a+lot+in+[pain/ng+and+ rebuilding]+this+room”+
What’s+it+like?+ • Social+aspects:+ – “It+is+a+bit+more+informal+here.+When+you+need+ something,+you+just+walk+to+them.+You+don’t+need+ to+make+an+appointment,+you+know.”+ – “It+is+very+basic,+but+it+is+nice+that+you+can+ challenge+people+on+other+levels,+about+ entrepreneurship.+So+when+you+have+a+specific+ ques/on,+such+as+do+we+need+to+expand+[…],+you+ can+share+these+ques/ons.”++
What’s+it+like?+ • The+built+environment+and+reputa/on:+ – “I+think+it+is+an+awesome+building.+First,+I+like+that+it+is+ an+old+tax+authori/es+building,+it+is+very+rigid,+and+it+ had+a+very+rigid+func/on.+That+there+is+so+much+ crea/vity+here+now,+and+is+used+in+such+a+crea/ve+ way,+that’s+just+awesome.”+ – “Some+buildings+here+are+super+authen/c+and+ industrial.+Old+machine+rooms,+you+know.+It+is+just+ super+cool+to+be+there.+Also+to+bring+people+there+for+ dinner.+I+think+that+is+very+important,+yes.+I+prefer+ being+here+over+being+in+a+boring+office,+yes.”++
Concluding+ques/ons+ • Are+crea/ve+clusters+opera/ng+on+a+different+ logic+than+‘other’+clusters?+ • Does+crea/ve+city+and+crea/ve+cluster+policy+ really+benefit+the+crea/ve+industries?+ • How+do+clusters+develop?+Can+they+be+developed+ topUdown?+ • Are+crea/ve+business+centers+func/oning+as+ actual+clusters?+ • What+about+crea/ve+clusters+outside+western+ Europe?+
Ques/ons+and+discussion+ wijngaarden@eshcc.eur.nl+ www.ciciproject.nl+
And+have+fun+in+the+Vasim!+
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