A Culture of Creativity

What makes mutual self-reliance work?

Roy van Dalm

16 January 2013 Nijmegen ISS International Week

A short introduction

• Senior lecturer Urban Identity and Creativity HAN

• Richard Florida Creativity Group

• journalist Het Financieele Dagblad

Slimme Steden book

• 7 authors

• 18 months

• 80 European cities

• 50 in a book

Pekka Himanen & Manuel Castells

Culture of Creativity

1. Confidence

2. Community

3. Creativity

The essence:

Creative ideas and innovation come out of an enriching community

the members support each other to achieve the common goal.

Such a community can only be based on openness and trust.

Examples from other sectors:

• The People’s Supermarkt

• Blikwisseling

• Future City Game

Do it like gardening:

You cannot make tulips grow by pulling at them.

Instead, improve the growing conditions to increase chances for new ideas to occur

So………

Give chance a piece

Design: Montse Hernandez i Sala