This report contains analyses, facts, portraits, figures, comparisons and mappings that paint a multifaceted picture of the border region between Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. This is the first time that the regional significance of the creative economies in the Lake Constance region is explored and placed in its European context. The research was made possible by the International University…
Which strategies do artists and designers pursue in their search for a “positive economy”? How do they link content and contexts in different business environments? What characterises the creative economies in Switzerland? How are the sub-markets of the creative industries developing in Switzerland? This report examines the dynamics of the Swiss creative economies. Based on analyses, facts and figures, portraits…
This essay by Simon Grand and Christoph Weckerle was published in PHASE XI, a 2017 publication of the Competence Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries of the Federal Government (Germany). Simon Grand, Christoph Weckerle, "What if? The Creative Economies as a central research field of the future" (2017)
The 21st century is characterised by our almost limitless ability to imagine things on different scales. Our imagination on the subject of “size” has driven technical progress and has also inspired art. The proceedings of the symposium on “Too Big To Scale” (Scheidegger & Spiess, 2017), held at Zurich University of the Arts in 2015, include Simon Grand and Christoph…
“From the Creative Industries to the Creative Economies – Creative Economy Report Switzerland 2016”: This report provides new approaches to the creative industries in Switzerland along defined sub-markets. It also focuses on key national and global issues such as value creation, forms of collaboration, creative processes, as well as actors’ practices and processes. 4th Creative Industries Report (2016)
Does the future of cultural criticism lie in the hands of “machines”? Is this future generated by the recommendation algorithms of Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, etc.? No, what is required is the combination of algorithms with human judgment. This line of thought was discussed in a research initiative titled “Smart Curation” based at Zurich University of the Arts. Frédéric Martel, «Le…
When the first Cultural Industries Report for Switzerland was published in 2003, a new and remarkable awareness was created: For Switzerland’s cultural diversity, the state-funded sector was as important as the commercial sector. In order to better understand the role of the city of Zurich within Switzerland’s cultural diversity, three consecutive Creative Industries Reports (2005, 2008, 2010) were published with…
When the first Cultural Industries Report for Switzerland was published in 2003, a new and remarkable awareness was created: For Switzerland’s cultural diversity, the state-funded sector was as important as the commercial sector. In order to better understand the role of the city of Zurich within Switzerland’s cultural diversity, three consecutive Creative Industries Reports (2005, 2008, 2010) were published with…