cities in transition

FLANDERS DISTRICT OF

CREATIVITYPASCAL COOLS

Helping entrepreneurial Flanders to become more creative and creative Flanders more entrepreneurialOur mission

Do you have the

creative potential?

Do you have a

state of the art

higher education

institution?

Is there easy and

quick access to

your city from

neighboring bigger

cities?

Do people actually

want to live in your

city?

no no no no PLEASE

STOP

Do you have the plans, partnerships, people and funds to do more than to renovate an

old factory or warehouse?

yes yes yes

yes

Go for it

no

Start getting

these first

before you

move one brick

yes

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN BE A

CREATIVE HOTSPOT

THE CREATIVE HOTSPOTS

COMBINES

Concepts of

Science &

Technology

Entrepreneurial

Concepts

Concepts of

Creative

Industries

FLANDERS DC’S STRATEGIC AIMS

• MORE AND DIFFERENT INNOVATION

• MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL CREATIVE SECTORS

• MORE CROSS-FERTILISATION

• MORE PEOPLE BELIEVE IT

MORE AND DIFFERENT INNOVATIONGO FROM 40% NON-INNOVATORS TO 20%

MORE AND DIFFERENT INNOVATIONINSPIRE & HELP COMPANIES TO THINK BEYOND THE LAB

Workshops & tools

Events

Online Knowledge

MORE ENTREPREURIAL CREATIVE

INDUSTRIES

• INTERNATIONALISATION

• FINANCING

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS

• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• NETWORKING

• INFRASTRUCTURE

MORE ENTREPREURIAL CREATIVE

INDUSTRIES

MORE CROSS-FERTILISATION

CICI

MORE PEOPLE BELIEVE IT

A REAL CREATIVE HOTSPOT IS

MORE THAN ABOUT

GENTRIFICATION OR CITY

MARKETING

THE KEY DIFFERENTIATOR TO

MAKE IT HAPPEN IS THE

PEOPLE.

FOCUS ON THEM, NOT ON THE

BRICKS.

PASCAL.COOLS@FLANDERSDC.BE