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