the street and the lab_tom campbell_interra2012
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Презентация одного из британских экспертов сессии "Креативный город" Международного инновационного форума "Интерра-2012"TRANSCRIPT
The Lab and the Street
Tom CampbellAssociate
Global Cities
Who we are • Economic Development
• International Communications
• Place-branding specialists
Characteristics of Knowledge Economy
• High levels of education and skills• R+D investment• Defensible IP (patents, trademarks)• Collaboration with research base• Formalizing and solving problems with proven market need• Well understood processes and metrics• Market structure dominated by large corporations
The Creative Industries is an essential part of this
• High levels of education• Prosper in developed economies (6% of GVA in the UK)• Strongly linked to technological advances• Value lies in IP and human capital rather than physical capital
But with distinct characteristics• Industry dominated by small and ‘micro’ (<10 employees) businesses
• Workforce characterized by freelancers, consultants, agents, entrepreneurs
• IP is increasingly difficult to protect
• ‘Nobody knows anything’ – very difficult to predict success
• Market led by new fashions, tastes, trends, styles (e.g. music, fashion)
• Strong emphasis on informal knowledge (‘the street’)
So… implications for growing a city’s creative economy
You need “the Lab”:
• Excellent education institutions (especially universities) which are open to collaboration
• Cultural institutions: museums, libraries, galleries
• Sound regulatory and IP framework
• Investment in R+D
But you also need ‘the street’…
• Wide diversity of cultures, styles, approaches
• Openness, tolerance, freedom to create and dissent
• Strong business support and start-up culture
• Affordable workspace
• Opportunities to network and share ideas (festivals, events)
London’s Strategy has been to encourage both…
• Encourage diverse populations to enter into creative industries
• World-class institutions, but also support for workspace, business support, access to finance
• Encourage universities to become drivers of enterprise as well as research/learning
• Strong focus on showcasing, promotional events and links to international markets
• Planning to encourage independence, small retail, café culture