cities in transition
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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.
