Presentation by Carlo Vuijlsteke for the Action Creativity Conference in Warsaw, Poland, december 15, 2012.

1. MAKING
CREATIVITY
HAPPEN
FLANDERS DISTRICT OF CREATIVITY
CARLO VUIJLSTEKE  @CVUIJLST
ACTION CREATIVITY CONFERENCE
WARSAW, POLAND, DEC 15, 2012

2. BACK IN
2004...

3. NEW ANSWERS?
Finland?
Prosperity per capita
Flanders
Innovation driven
economy
China & India
Productivity driven
economy
Factor driven Strength= Strength= Strength=
economy Low cost Efficiency Creativity

4. FROM ONE WAY
OF INNOVATION...
Science/Technology New product

5. Science
TO MORE WAYS Technology
OF INNOVATION
Creativity
Creative Society
Industries Market

6. SOME EXAMPLES OF
CREATIVE INNOVATION

7. NEW
IDEAS...

8. ...NEW
APPROACHES

9. NEW TECHNIQUES

10. ...NEW
WAYS OF
MARKETING

11. ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES IN FLANDERS

12. 121.800 € 7 billion
PEOPLE WORKING IN ADDED VALUE OF
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

14. OUR JOB...

15. MAKE ENTREPRENEURIAL
FLANDERS MORE CREATIVE
MAKE CREATIVE FLANDERS
MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL

16. OUR ACTIVITIES
Research Inspire Activate

17. SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH ON
ENTREPRENEURIAL
CREATIVITY

18. CREATIVE
INSPIRATION

19. CREATIVE
TOOLS

20. DISTRICTS
OF CREATIVITY
NETWORK

21. THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
IN FLANDERS?

22. Definition?

23. Flanders DC-Knowledge Centre
at the Antwerp Management School

25. Sub-Sectors
Architecture Printed Media
Audiovisual Arts Gaming
Visual Arts Fashion
Communication & Advertising Music
Cultural Heritage New media
Design Performing Arts

26. SOME EXAMPLES

27. Design: Extremis

28. TV: Benidorm
TV: Benidorm Bastards
Bastards

29. Music: Milow

30. Fashion: Dries Van Noten

31. Performing Arts: Stageco

32. International Acclaim

33. BUILDING
A ROAD MAP

34. 25 organisations
12 creative sectors

35. COMMON
STRATEGY

36. PRIORITISED THEMES

37. CAPACITY BUILDING
IN THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES

38. I-CREATIVE
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY PROJECT FOR YOUNG CREATIVES

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41. I-CREATIVE 2012-2013

42. WORKSHOPS & BOOTCAMPS

45. LEARNED LESSONS

46. Things take time. Be realistic.

47. Do not under estimate the power of
facts & figures

48. Invest in people, not in bricks

49. Network. Network. Network again.

50. Use a holistic approach

51. INTERESTED IN MORE?
WWW.FLANDERSDC.BE
THANK YOU!
Carlo Vuijlsteke
Project Manager
carlo.vuijlsteke@flandersdc.be
@cvuijlst