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The Office of the Creative Economy provides support to Vermont's creative industries and seeks to cultivate a thriving ecosystem. Vermont's downtown's play an essential role; here are five trends to watch.
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Vermont’s DowntownsOpportunities to Advance Creativity, Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
Vermont Downtown Networking Meeting
February 7, 2014
Introduce the OfficeShare key ideas shaping our workStart the conversation - Learn from your experience- Identify bottlenecks, opportunities
Goals
“Between the Tigris of I-91 and the Euphrates of Rt 7”
ORVIS
“The office of creative economy is created within the agency of commerce and community development in order to build upon the years of work and energy around creative economy initiatives in Vermont, including the work of the Vermont film commission.”
Origins
H.287 passed in 2011 legislative session
* Architecture, Publishing, Music
Film and new mediaSoftware and game developmentAdvertising and new mediaManufacturing artsArts and cultural organizations
Focus
* Policy advisory, policy development
NetworkingMarketing and promotionTechnical assistanceResearch
Key Activities
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Economic GrowthIncentive
Procurement TechnicalAssistance
* Policy advisory, policy development
Creative economy benchmarkingBest practicesTrends
Research
The Trends
Independent workforce
The DIY makers
New forms of finance
The new workplace
A networked ecosystem
Source: MBO Partners 2013
How we define and talk about “the workforce”How we frame opportunities - for workforce development, investment, etc
Implications
Source: ArtisansAsylum.com
How we think about “appropriate use” for downtown facilitiesHow we define “where innovation happens”How we think about skilling up our workforce
Implications
$1m
$660k
$540k
How we think about and describe the funding landscapeHow we define “engagement” in downtown initiatives
Implications
New ways to attract workers - and spenders - downtownBringing a new narrative - new stories - about the “who” and the “what” downtownNew spaces for convening the public around ideas
Implications
Economic GrowthIncentive
Procurement TechnicalAssistance
If you’re not part of the ecosystem, you’re probably not part of the conversation.
Implication
Growth support
Startup finance and support
Idea generation and concept development
The ecosystem is the conversation...
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Thank You!Lars Hasselblad Torres
@VermontOCE
