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By Lena Holmberg

Open Innovation: A Game-Changer

At ekip, Open Innovation is more than a principle—it is a strategic principal positioning cultural and creative industries at the forefront of Europe’s innovation cycle....

By Bodil Malmström

Boosting Europe’s creative future: inside ekip’s prioritisation phase

In Brussels and beyond, cultural policy is often accused of reacting too late to technological shocks or market shifts. ...

By Kelly Hazejager and Bodil Malmström

Bringing communities together to tackle complex challenges

Cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) – such as archives, libraries, museums, and heritage sites – have significant potential to act as drivers of innovation and connectors across sectors....

By Bodil Malmström

Europe has the talent—what it lacks is smart activation

Data is not merely about outcomes; it maps behavior. ...


ekip High-Level Policy Event – Shifting How Innovation Works in Europe

We are going to Brussels. The event will bring together policymakers, cities, innovation actors, and partners....

Mapping emerging creative roles and career transitions in the future of work for cultural and creative industries.

By Katerina Kalimera

The future of work in the creative sector – Part 2: From detection to action

The future of work in the creative sector - Part 2: From detection to action ...

By Katerina Kalimera

The future of work in the creative sector – Part 1: Detecting emerging roles through social listening

The future of work in the creative sector - Part 1: Detecting emerging roles through social listening ...

Participants taking part in an ekip workshop on open innovation and ethics in the cultural and creative industries.

By Lena Holmberg, Nicola Osborne

Open innovation and ethics – a matter of trustworthiness, accountability, and genuine benefit for those involved

Current developments within the EU indicate several key ethical challenges related to how the CCI community can participate in and benefit from open innovation. ...

By Bodil Malmström

Europe’s True Advantage: Creativity

Europe doesn’t have cheap labor. It doesn’t have abundant raw materials. What it does have in extraordinary concentration is cultural depth, artistic talent an...

Discussion on open innovation and policy recommendations for Europe’s music sector.

By Bodil Malmström

Europe’s music sector must embrace open innovation to compete globally

Europe’s music sector can only stay competitive if it treats open innovation as a shared task. ...

By Bodil Malmström

The challenge isn´t creativity but connectivity

The creative and cultural industries are vibrant, innovative, and essential to a dynamic society....

Workshop discussion bringing together cultural and creative industries, policymakers and researchers in an innovation district context.

By Caroline Wendt

The Creative Industries as a Catalyst in Innovation Districts

Across Europe, a collaborative effort is underway to propose new innovation policies centred around the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI). ...

Craftsperson working with wood in a workshop, illustrating crafts-led innovation and sustainable skills.

By Bodil Malmström

Ancient skills hold the key to a more sustainable world

At a time with of rapid technology changes, it is easy to forget about ancient skills that have been refined across generations. ...

Craftsperson working with traditional materials as part of a crafts-led innovation process.

By Bodil Malmström

Traditions as tools for innovation

Crafts-led innovation is all about using traditional craft skills like weaving, pottery, wood carving, leatherwork, or glassblowing...

Innovation emerging from cultural production within the cultural and creative industries.

By Caroline Wendt

CCI: Many inventions, but little innovation

A sign-language-speaking ghost in the form of a hologram in a theatre production, and a circus tent that can be set up in record time. ...

Rasa Bocyte speaking about XR innovation and creative technologies at an ekip event.

By Bodil Malmström

“It’s an exciting time to work in XR right now”

XR technologies transcends mere technology it’s a gateway to reimagining the limits of art,...

Cultural and Creative Industries contributing to green transitions through the New European Bauhaus initiative.

By Bodil Malmström

Cultural and Creative Industries enabling green transitions: Is the New European Bauhaus a catalyst?

ekip’s analysis examined how the NEB...

AI artist using virtual reality technology in a creative studio, blending digital tools with artistic practice.

By Bodil Malmström

New jobs ahead in the Cultural and Creative sector

Navigating the fine line between AI-driven efficiency and the indispensable value of human...

Participants at the ekip policy assessment workshop in Košice discussing New European Bauhaus principles and sustainable urban development.

By Katerina Kalimera

New European Bauhaus Could Boost Innovation and Sustainable Development in Košice

In June 2024, Košice hosted its first ekip policy...

Cultural and creative industries using storytelling and collaboration to support the climate transition and sustainable everyday life.

By Bodil Malmström

The climate transition can be a pathway to a better everyday life, not a constraint

In today's society, we face major challenges in terms of sustainability and the green transition. ...

By Bodil Malmström

AI and CCI – a myriad of possibilities but also challenges

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) with the cultural and creative industries...

Policy workshop on cultural and creative industries enabling the green transition in Europe.


Cultural and creative industries enabling green transition

Invitation for Policy workshop on Cultural and creative industries enabling green transition...