tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71780008294149569962012-01-21T20:52:54.208-05:00Discussion on creative clusters, industries and the creative economy to help District of Columbia creatives lead innovationGeorge Kochnoreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-42611772162647437522011-07-05T13:38:00.002-04:002011-07-05T13:47:50.934-04:00

Last week on a trip out to Anacostia, George, Ian, and I met with Duane Gautier and Rasul Sha'ir at the ARCH business center where Duane works. We discussed some early logistics of the upcoming TEDx event about the creative economy, and are on the verge of finalizing a date in October.Following our brief meeting, we all took a walk to scope out the venue Duane had for us and is willing to let us

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649668983861602685noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-52533382138717666422011-07-05T13:33:00.002-04:002011-07-05T13:38:12.861-04:00

Unfortunately, the Center for the Creative Economy had to reschedule last Thursday's meetup of the Building Arts cluster for later this month. We apologize for those who were looking forward to attending, and hope that you will be able to join us later; tentative new date set for Thursday, August 4th.

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Last Thursday, June 23rd, the Center for the Creative Economy was proud to host the first meetup of the Museums & Heritage cluster!First of all, we would like to thank all who attended. We had a turnout of seven guests, including representatives from the Hillwood Estate, National Gallery of Art, and the National Aquarium, Washington DC, to name a few. We look forward to seeing these faces

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Today the CCE team met from 11-12 about the format of our creative cluster meet-ups. We decided to have snacks, several mini-talks by different speakers, and conclude with the project brainstorming session. One really exciting possibility we discussed for next week's meetup is to have Kera Carpenter, owner of Domku restaurant in DC, come in to speak and share appetizers from her restaurant, and

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Monday was the second CCE leadership meeting. Neil, George, Evelyn, Ian, and Jim (myself) all attended. We started off sharing what we had been working on; George was really happy that we finally got a full mailing list of all of our creative economy contacts, fully grouped by cluster or DC council, as well as lists for the Mt. Auburn focus group and for brown bag lunch invitees (that did take

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The Center for the Creative Economy is now moving forward with community building within the 6 creative economic clusters as outlined in the creative capital report. The CCE will be hosting several Brown Bag Lunches this summer, as well as a TEDx event coming up in September (date TBD).We will be updating this blog with news about CCE meetings and developments as they happen! In fact, this

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For those interested in the roll CETA played in support of artists throughout the US there are two documents that may be of interest. These documents are from the late 1970's and the early 1980's and focuse on CETA and the Arts.One titled The Partnership of CETA and the Arts produced by the Employment and Training Administration has an introduction by then Assistant Secretary for Employment

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-22972152849569784392007-12-18T14:17:00.000-05:002007-12-18T14:26:44.092-05:00

The cultural leadership programme is a two-year Treasury funded investment in excellence in leadership across the creative and cultural industries in the UK.By supporting an ambitious range of activities and opportunities, the programme aims to nurture and develop world class, dynamic and diverse leaders for the 21st Century. Sponsored by a partnership between the Arts Council of England,

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-63071593980929798032007-12-05T14:34:00.000-05:002007-12-19T19:39:34.900-05:00

Artistlink is a new initiative which helps artists, developers and municipalities in the creation and preservation of affordable artist space in Massachusetts. It is new collaborative effort to create a stable yet dynamic environment for Massachusetts artists.ArtistLink sees itself as a broker of information and an advocate for artists' needs. They work with artists, artist groups, arts-minded

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-508222513399260772007-11-30T10:14:00.002-05:002007-11-30T10:33:54.754-05:00

Report is from a new occasional series of working papers prepared by the Downtown DC Business Improvement District to foster a dialogue about critical issues relating to Downtown Washington's economic, social and physical development.This first Downtown Leadership Pager was authored by Richard H. Bradley, executive director of the Downtown DC Business Improvement District, and Gerry Widdicombe,

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-12548404988204615802007-09-21T22:21:00.000-04:002007-09-21T22:28:34.492-04:00

Stuart Greenwell has created the Urbancode magazine. Issue # 3, of this new and exciting arts magazine, is now ready for you to download. Download the latest issue, or previous issues.For best results save to your hard drive and view in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Washington DC creative community needs more Stuart Greenwells'.

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-77201279540709470602007-09-21T22:00:00.000-04:002007-09-21T22:03:22.287-04:00

DEMOSOctober 2006Simon Parker, Charlie Tims and Shelagh WrightThe creative and cultural industries are perhaps the most visible and potent emblem of the way the post-industrial age is transforming Britain’s economy. The rise of a global division of labour has meant that, for the first time, significant numbers of people are able to concentrate on producing ideas, art and technology. The

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-17529783927274012002007-09-21T21:37:00.000-04:002007-11-30T10:38:05.272-05:00

Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group People choose to spend their leisure time in various ways. Some people's choices include visiting cultural venues, attending cultural events and participating in cultural activities. For example, people may choose to attend cinemas or the theatre, listen to music, read books, or visit a museum

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-10827584669869400782007-09-08T11:09:00.000-04:002007-09-08T11:14:17.636-04:00

The New York State Alliance for the Arts is a pioneer in research on the cultural community in the city, state and region. They have produced economic impact studies going back to 1983 prove that the arts are a vital industry in New York, as an economic engine which strengthens and supports other industries, such as tourism and the commercial

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-14268463522489029322007-08-26T07:48:00.001-04:002007-08-26T07:57:11.720-04:00

Upstart is a business support, networking and development programme, for the creative sector. They have a particular focus on media, performance and design. Upstart is led by the Department of Creative, Critical and Communication Studies at the University of Greenwich. They have a new programme on Creative Commerce and it supports new businesses in Media Arts - this includes: Publishing,

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-11197514874535002007-08-18T13:54:00.000-04:002007-08-18T13:55:37.962-04:00

UK businesses can stay ahead of their global rivals by drawing on the country's world-leading design capabilities, says Design Council Chairman George Cox's Review of Creativity in Business.http://www.design-council.org.uk/en/Live-Issues/The-Cox-Review/

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-18086408795111729382007-08-18T13:46:00.000-04:002007-08-18T13:49:48.762-04:00

Insights and updates on West Virginia's path towards building creative communities for the new economy.http://createwv.typepad.com/createwv/2007/08/competing-for-a.html

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-38455797017443227652007-08-17T15:43:00.000-04:002007-08-17T15:53:42.820-04:00

CEOs for Cities is unique in its cross-sector approach to urban issues, its action agenda for urban leaders, and its promotion of the new urban narrative - a story of progress, promise and opportunity for America.http://www.ceosforcities.org/about/index.php

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-15530555562781468442007-08-17T14:50:00.000-04:002007-08-17T14:51:40.076-04:00

Smart City™ is a weekly, hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and trends shaping cities. Host Carol Coletta talks with national and international public policy experts, elected officials, economists, business leaders, artists, developers, planners and others for a penetrating discussion of urban issues.http://www.smartcityradio.com/

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-66174519970451323802007-08-17T14:42:00.000-04:002007-08-17T14:46:07.170-04:00

The Miguel Angel Corzo Center for the Creative Economy was established by The University of the Arts to promote the use of creativity and innovation in business.www.creativeeconomycenter.com

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-11579100208239180252007-08-15T21:54:00.000-04:002007-08-17T14:37:57.282-04:00

The Creative Enterprise Gateway is a new service for the creative industries. It offers easy access to a wide variety of sources of information, advice and guidance, by drawing together an extensive network of individual experts and specialist organizations that can help businesses fulfill their growth potential. Below is a link to Creative Southwest, Bristol UKhttp://www.creativesouthwest.info/

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-38322605472672246622007-08-15T20:21:00.000-04:002007-08-17T14:39:26.343-04:00

This report is co-published by the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices and the Pew Center on the States, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts.Although the report does not dwell on creative clusters or industries nor does it focus on the creative economies of the States, little is needed to see the similarities to the many studies completed by regions, countries,

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-65493684678596163702007-08-15T17:31:00.001-04:002007-08-15T17:44:26.100-04:00

Is innovation the missing dimension? By capcomgolb But what makes for a creative economy? How can the remarkable surge of innovation that fueled the boom of the 1990s be sustained? For an answer, two MIT professors (Richard Lester and Michael Piore) examine innovation strategies in some ... CapComGolb - http://capcomgolb.wordpress.comGeorge Koch

George Kochnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178000829414956996.post-55902576676078987842007-08-15T17:31:00.000-04:002007-08-17T14:40:31.717-04:00

Our cities and their communities are the yeast for the innovation generated by individual creatives. Here is a link to a blog that raises very interesting questions.Is innovation the missing dimension? By capcomgolb But what makes for a creative economy? How can the remarkable surge of innovation that fueled the boom of the 1990s be sustained? For an answer, two MIT professors (Richard Lester and

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