Why have some cities become successful, energetic centres of creativity? Why have some cities not become passive victims of unavoidable changes but made their way to economical and social development? And the most important question is “How can we change the way we think to make our city a place we really want to live and play in?”
To answer these questions, British Council and Theories and Practices project are bringing Roy Van Dalm, one of the Netherland’s brightest specialists on creative economy, tightly associated with Richard Florida’s Creative Class Group. In the framework of the “Creative Cities” project Roy will deliver a lecture “The Triple A City”.
Similarly to how Richard Florida defined a Triple T that stands behind the city prosperity: “The cities that prosper economically in my index have a mix of Talent, Technology and Tolerance. These three T’s define the winners in the Creative Age”, Roy will speak of three A’s that define the new creative city, a home to remarkable examples of innovation and regeneration.
To meet Roy, please come to Laboratoria Art & Science Space on September 10, 2009 at 9 pm.
If there is no rain, the lecture will take place outdoors, so make sure to wear something warm. In any case Ahmad will make tea for everyone present.
Address: Moscow, pereulok Obukha, 3
For more details please send e-mail at CreativeCities@britishcouncil.ru or phone +7 (495) 287 1826.
Roy van Dalm
Roy van Dalm is one of The Netherlands’ leading journalists and writers on the creative economy. He wrote on economic development for the European Commission The Netherlands for several years. As a freelance journalist for Het Financieele Dagblad (the leading financial newspaper of The Netherlands) he introduced Dutch audiences to the ideas of Richard Florida.
Roy was the main author of the series of European creative cities profiles for the weekend supplement of Het Financieele Dagblad, called Slimme Steden (Smart Cities) which was a huge success and was turned into a book named ‘first European guide to creative cities’ by critics.
At the moment Roy van Dalm is senior lecturer Smart Cities at HAN University of Applied Science in Arnhem, The Netherlands and initiator and organizer of the Creative Masterclasses for Holland’s best selected students in innovative forms of education.
In this masterclass programme Roy has closely worked with people like Richard Florida ("The Rise of the Creative Class" 2002), Kjell Nordström (“Funky business. Talent Makes Capital Dance” 2000), Pekka Himanen ("The Information Society and the Welfare State: The Finnish Model" 2002 with Manuel Castells), Charles Leadbeater ("The Pro-Am Revolution" 2004, with Paul Miller, "We-think: The Power of Mass Creativity" 2008), Peter Senge ("The Fifth Discipline. The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization" 1990) and others.
Roy is a long-time contributor to the Lisbon Council, European think-tank on innovation, in Brussels. He is also associated with the British Council programme of Creative Cities.
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