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CITIES AS HUBS OF CREATIVE TALENT NICK LEON, DIRECTOR DESIGN LONDON AT RCA-IMPERIAL

CITIES AS HUBS OF CREATIVE TALENT NICK LEON, DIRECTOR DESIGN LONDON AT RCA-IMPERIAL. DESIGN LONDON: A NEW INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DESIGN LED INNOVATION. RCA. Design London. Desirability. Viability. Imperial Business School. Imperial Faculty of Engineering. Feasibility.

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CITIES AS HUBS OF CREATIVE TALENT NICK LEON, DIRECTOR DESIGN LONDON AT RCA-IMPERIAL

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  1. CITIES AS HUBS OF CREATIVE TALENT NICK LEON, DIRECTOR DESIGN LONDON AT RCA-IMPERIAL

  2. DESIGN LONDON: A NEW INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DESIGN LED INNOVATION RCA Design London Desirability Viability Imperial Business School Imperial Faculty of Engineering Feasibility

  3. DESIGN LONDON’S FOUR PILLARS Deliver interdisciplinary teaching to postgraduate students and industry Incubate new ventures and talent to demonstrate the power of the new model Research the role of design methods, tools and practices on business value creation Pioneer digital technologies to enable high performance innovation

  4. WELL CONNECTED CITIES RESEARCH Detailed Analysis and Integration of Existing Research on Urban Systems Quantitative Analysis of 168 Cities Impact of Broadband Usage on key Socio-Economic Indicators Development of Vitality Index and link to Broadband Usage Detailed Case Studies on 9 Cities Role of ICT and related services in their transformation for the Knowledge Economy November 2008

  5. INGREDIENTS FOR INNOVATION • TALENTED PEOPLE • MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES • ENGAGING PLACES • SMART INFRASTRUCTURE • INTEGRATED STRATEGY November 2008

  6. CONNECTED CITIES

  7. DIGITAL SERVICE PRIORITIES Drive Growth • Improve BusinessPerformance • Pervasive Broadband Access • Business Services Portal(s) • Managed Network ServicesManaged Infrastructure and Application Services Transform Public Services Security and Surveillance Traffic and Parking MgntIntelligent Transportation Energy management Emergency Services Code Compliance Enhance Social Cohesions Transform Services Delivery of Social, Community and Cultural Services Pervasive Broadband Access Education and training Community owned networks and content Healthcare Delivery Benefit Claims Leisure services Crime Mgnt

  8. Human Capital (Florida) Skilled city and Reinvention (Glaeser) Connections (Saxenian) New York versus Baltimore, Philadelphia, orCharleston ENTREPRENEURIAL CONNECTIONS

  9. CONNECTING TALENT TO ENTERPRISE Corporate Innovation Individual Innovation interaction between participants Distributed Innovation 19th Century 20th Century 21st Century Dodgson, Gann and Salter 2008 The Management of Technological Innovation - OUP

  10. CONNECTING WITHIN THE ENTERPRISE

  11. CITIES AS HUBS OF INNOVATION • Knowledge Intensive Cities • The knowledge intensity of a city is a function of its capability to produce, absorb and circulate knowledge. (Michaud, 2005) • And compare cities e.g. • Oxford, UK • Austin, Texas • Barcelona/Montreal?

  12. CASE STUDY: BARCELONA Study commissioned by 22@ Barcelona, January 2007 Purpose: Grow the level of engagement between international community and local firms and institutions Key Findings: International Community substantial, well educated, high net worth, well connected and seeking far greater engagement Need for pro-active programs to engage and connect with local firms and institutions Cultural, linguistic, institutional inhibitors need to be addressed

  13. INTEGRATION IN PRACTICE 22@ Media Cluster Universities Studios and editing suites Global Firms Offices for small firms Tech Transfer Office Conference and Exhibition Media Museum .....and adjacent to ICT, Bio-Medical and Energy Clusters

  14. LINKING UNIVERSITIES AND BUSINESS

  15. WORKSHOPS AND STUDIOS

  16. CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS

  17. LARGE COMPANIES AND SMEs

  18. CONNECTED PLACES HELSINKI Aalto University Design Factory Global Firms – Nokia, Kone Offices for small firms Business Incubator Conference and Exhibition

  19. FACTORIES, SHOPS, LIBRARY AND UNIVERSITY

  20. INTERDISCIPLINARY INNOVATION CENTRE

  21. BUSINESS INCUBATION AND VENTURE CREATION

  22. SMART INFRASTRUCTURE

  23. TRANSFORMING TALENT INTO BUSINESS AND SOCIETAL VALUE

  24. CONNECTING DISCIPLINES Success Failure Outcome Success Failure Low Degree of Team Diversity High

  25. 460 MBA STUDENTS AND 120 DESIGNERS AND ENGINEERS 414 LONDON BUSINESSES

  26. ARTICA air conditioning system using 90% less energy than conventional systems

  27. PLUMIS automated fire suppression system that utilises water mist to extinguish fire Winner of the James Dyson Award Top 15 Innovations of the Decade – British Library

  28. “This simple but clever device should become a permanent safety feature in the home.” • Sir James Dyson

  29. FOLDING PLUG SYSTEM

  30. INTEGRATED URBAN STRATEGY Infrastructure and services to support knowledge intensive, service led, networked economy Regional and city level policies for innovation including presence of lead users Built environment, amenities andprogrammes to attract and connect firms and skilled knowledge workers Large pool of scientific and technical resources and regional market for specialised skills

  31. CONCLUSIONS • BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION REQUIRES • CONNECTING TALENT • CONNECTING IDEAS • CONNECTING RESOURCES • CONNECTING ORGANISATIONS • CONNECTING COMMUNITIES • INNOVATIVE CITIES ENABLE THOSE CONNECTIONS

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