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Start Date & Time
October 28, 2009
All day event.
End Date & Time
October 30, 2009
All day event.
Location
The Carlu & MaRS
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Event Cost
Varies
Event URL
http://www.creativeplacesand...
RSVP Info
Name: Creative Spaces + Places Team
Webpage: https://www.eplyevents.com/E...
Registration Deadline
October 27, 2009
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Why Are We Doing This?
The new imperative to collaborate is rooted in the need to solve persistent multi-dimensional problems and a growing appreciation of how collaboration fuels innovation. It is blurring boundaries between audience and creator, inspiring us to build infrastructure differently, and forcing us to think about new ways of doing things. In businesses, governments and NGO’s, people are being called upon to break out of their silos, rise above self-interest for the common good, and get creative with their colleagues in other departments and sectors.
What’s The Challenge?
While collaboration for collective interest sounds good in principle, it is easier said than done. Conflicting interests, egos, cultural barriers, and exposure to liability are among the things that can make it hard to find common ground. Difficulties posed by collaboration tend to reinforce conventional approaches and as Jane Jacobs used to say, “squelch creativity”. What is needed is a new way of thinking: one that recognizes that successful collaboration may require different approaches to: leadership, design, facilitation, risk analysis, diversity, infrastructure and technology. While the imperative to collaborate may be stronger than ever, the thinking and practice about how to do this effectively is not as widespread.
Who Is Producing Creative Places + Spaces?
Creative Places + Spaces is presented by Artscape, in collaboration with MaRS, Martin Prosperity Institute, and the City of Toronto - Economic Development, Culture & Tourism.
What themes will Creative Places + Spaces explore?
The overarching idea behind this year’s forum is that collaboration fuels innovation by connecting people, places and ideas. Additional themes to be explored include how:
- Team-based design thinking is leading to new approaches to problem solving and idea generation;
- Collaborative leadership is creating a new frame of mind and new styles of leadership;
- Education approaches are shifting to prepare people for 21st century economies;
-Diversity is a major driver for innovation, producing major dividends for communities and organizations;
-New technologies and physical infrastructure are fueling collaboration and innovation;
- New relationships and partnerships between unusual groups and organizations are re-writing the rules of engagement and measures of success.
What outcomes and legacies do conference organizers hope to achieve?
Creative Places + Spaces: The Collaborative City will engage global perspectives on collaboration and connect them with local change-makers. It will encompass in-person and virtual exchange of ideas culminating in a 3-day conference in Toronto that provides delegates with new insight and approaches on how to effectively collaborate. One of the major outcomes of the forum will be the collective creation of the ‘The Keys to Collaborative Cities”: guiding principles on what cities and communities need to do to foster creativity through collaboration. Creative Places + Spaces aims to:
- Inspire a sense of what is possible through creative collaboration;
-Create a multi-dimensional learning experience that advances thinking and practice;
- Break down barriers to collaboration;
- Be the catalyst for the development of new platforms for dialogue about cities, creativity, and collaboration.
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