Creative City Making: Collaboration and Innovation as Drivers for Positive Change

Gillian Easson, Creative Consultant, Dundee, Scotland, UK

Dundee shares some key similarities to Ulyanovsk...

City of industry - academic and industrial heritage

City of sport

City of cultural facilities

City of creative industries

City of challenges - regeneration

http://bit.ly/ZgUp5s

http://www.nesta.org.uk/enterprise-toolkit

http://www.nesta.org.uk/digital_rnd_scotland

My background

http://www.creativedundee.com

Collaboration and Partnerships

• Built on shared vision, values and trust

• Uses strengths of everyone involved, but also stretches the team

• Joint effort and rewards for all

City stories: cultural collaborations

Creative Dundee amplifies, promotes and connects the city’s talent.

NETWORKS TO CONNECT & DEVELOP CREATIVE COMMUNITIES1

Providing opportunities for new and established talent

www.pechakucha.org

Partnership project between V&A at Dundee and Creative Dundee

CREATIVE CLUSTERS & REPURPOSING OF SPACES2

Fleet Collective - utilising redundant industrial spaces to offer workspace and collaborative work

Other Dundee - Quartic Llama and National Theatre of Scotland List types of creatives

Fleet Collective - designers, architects, games and software developers, writers, PR specialists, film makers, working collectively

www.fleetcollective.com

Vanilla Ink - jewellery incubator providing space, mentoring and support to new designers - attracting and retaining talent in the city

www.vanillainkstudios.co.uk

Iconic, contemporary public art

CAPITALISING ON THE CITY’S ASSETS3

Focusing on ways to create interest and shine a spotlight on the city

Other Dundee - Quartic Llama and National Theatre of Scotland Other Dundee - Quartic Llama and National Theatre of Scotland

DIGITAL PLACE MAKING4

Crowd sourcing a downloadable guide to the city

Dundee bids to become UK City of Culture 2017

COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS5

Crowd sourcing cultural views from citizens www.wedundee.com

ENABLING PRIDE IN PLACE 6

57,943 views 95 countries 974 cities 3,000 posts

What surprises you about the city?

CO-CURATING WITH CITIZENS7

Cultural experiences - where next?

• Importance of peer reviews • High quality not high culture• Blend of digital and online experiences

Brief reflections in Ulyanovsk - cultural and heritage offer

Brief reflections in Ulyanovsk - huge wealth of talent

Brief reflections in Ulyanovsk - emerging contemporary tourism

Thank you!

Gillian Easson www.gillianeasson.comgillian@gillianeasson.com@gillianeasson