Type: Research
Intersections: Emerging creative trends across UK art and digital culture
A series of conversations looking at the ideas and creative practices at the junctures of art and technology in the UK.
Open URLCreative Hubs: Understanding the New Economy
A dynamic ecosystem of creative spaces and communities has developed over the last 10 years. This report has been commissioned to better understand their diverse value, processes and motivations and in doing so, analyse how best to support and stimulate the wider creative economy they are rooted in.
Download PDFConnecting Creative Communities: Creative Hubs in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines
Research published in 2017. Beyond identifying and indexing creative hubs in Malaysia, the research looked at the challenges they face, how they operate and assessed their impact.
Download PDFInnovative Peacebuilding in Syria
A scoping study looking at the strategic use of technology to build peace in the Syrian context. The research in this report reviews the global context of the peacetech sector and examines current uses of technology in peacebuilding initiatives in the Syrian context. Click through for the Arabic version.
Download PDFGames Storytelling
Interviews and articles building a snapshot of artistic and cultural game making across the UK.
Open URLMapping the Creative Industries: a Toolkit
In many places, little is known about the size or location of the creative industries, or what their needs are. Mapping is the first step in changing this. This toolkit, developed by BOP Consulting does just that.
ViewCreative Connections: Playable City Lagos
Evaluation by Nesta of the Playable City Lagos project. Helpful things to think about when taking the Playable City programme to other cities.
Download PDFCreative Hubs Mapping Taiwan
How the creative economy in Taiwan is developing, with recommendations and outlooks for the future.
Download PDFMapping Creative Hubs in Malaysia
Mapping of creative hubs, including what we include in the definition of hubs, background, business models and structures. It also includes a directory of creative hubs and spaces in Malaysia.
Download PDFPolicy and Creative Hubs in Vietnam
An overview of the cultural and creative industries and creative hubs in Vietnam. Includes an analysis of where hubs sit within the legal system.
Download PDFNew and Changing Dynamics: How the Creative Economy is Evolving
This guide, New and Changing Dynamics: How the Global Creative Economy is Evolving, shows how the global creative economy is changing. Published in 2016, it is an updated companion to the 2010 Introduction to the Creative Economy. Edited by John Newbigin, OBE, chair of Creative England, it has sections about funding, finding your audience and much more.
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