Archive for Creative Industries
Peter Kageyama on WRFL in Lexington, Kentucky
I got to stop by Mick Jeffries weekly radio program, Trivial Thursday to talk about the aftermath of the Creative Cities Summit and latest developments. ACE Weekly was there and wrote this blog post:
http://aceweekly.blogspot.com/2010/08/creative-cities-peter-kageyama-on-wrfl.html
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Advertising That Brings Us Together
I just ran across this brilliant ad from US Cellular. In this case it shows how advertising of all things, can bring people together and create brilliant moments of shared experience.
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Artists Protest IKEA in Germany
Artists in Hamburg, Germany staged a “work in” protest at IKEA. Protesting their displacement by the Swedish giant and their use by the city as an amenity to attract the “international knowledge worker” these artists staged a peaceful and creative protest. Even better was the peaceful and benevolent response from IKEA who apparently offered them [...]
Peter Kageyama at Fuel Milwaukee, September 10, 2009
It was my pleasure to speak at Fuel Milwaukee’s award show, “Flex in the City.” The event celebrated the most innovative and flexible workplaces in the Greater Milwaukee region.
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GCECS 2009 – Philadelphia
Peter Kageyama & Creative Cities Productions is part of the planning and development team for the second Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit, happening October 5-6, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA.
The Summit is a two-day conference which promises to embrace the same values it champions: innovation, creativity, collaboration, shared learning, technology and open source thinking. The Summit [...]
U2 Effect on Cities
On the weekend of July 24, 2009, we traveled to Dublin, Ireland to see U2 on their latest tour. The energy and excitement in the city was palpable and the numbers of international visitors that we saw was amazing. This got me thinking about the positive impact they were having upon that city.
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CIDA International
CCP is engaged with CIDA, the Creative Industries Development Agency in the UK, on an ongoing project that is developing innovation practices for creative industries and traditional businesses. Funded by the European Union as part of their emphasis on innovation, the project brought Peter Kageyama and colleague Michelle Malott to the UK for the summer [...]
Richard Florida @ Creative Cities Summit 2.0
Dr. Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class and Who’s Your City speaks at the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 in Detroit, October 2008. He asks the fundamental question of “what makes a great city” as well as discussing the impact of the financial crisis on our communities.
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Bill Strickland @ Creative Cities Summit 2.0
Bill Strickland, President & CEO of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA is one of the most inspiring speakers you will ever hear. He talks about curing civic cancer and he truly believes he has the solution. After hearing him speak, you will believe he does too.
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Creative Cities Summit 2.0
In October 2008, amidst an unprecedented financial meltdown, 800 people gathered in Detroit, Michigan for the second Creative Cities Summit. Presented by MSHDA, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, the conference focused on the issues that post industrial cities, as exemplified by Detroit, are facing.
Attendees came from all over the US and Canada as well [...]
