AARHUS 2017

CREATING THE BASIS FOR

CHANGE THINKING

AND

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

IN

CHANGE ENVIRONMENTS

• JUST ANOTHER CITY TRYING TO PUT ITSELF AT THE CENTRE OF EUROPE AND HAVE ITS MOMENT OF FAME

• JUST ANOTHER EXCUSE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY AND CLAIM THAT THIS WILL ATTRACT THE CREATIVE CLASS – OR AT LEAST MAKE US RICH – FOR A MOMENT

• JUST ANOTHER PROJECT WHICH MIGHT WELL BE MESSED UP BY CONFLICTNG INTERESTS, CONFLICTING PERSONALITIES AND FACTIONS

• JUST ANOTHER BRANDING EXERCISE WHERE THE VISIONARY MAY WELL BE OVERTAKEN BY THE SELLABLE

• IN TIMES OF STAGNANT BUDGETS EVEYONE WILL PLAY SAFE AND PROTECT THEIR OWN INSTITUTIONS

• A PROJECT WHICH MANAGES TO BE MORE ABOUT CULTURAL CAPITAL THAN CAPITAL OF CULURE

• A PROJECT WHICH IS DRIVEN BY OPEN PROCESSES BY PEOPLE WITH OPEN MINDSETS AND WHICH CREATE OPEN PROGRAMMES

• A PROJECT WHICH UNDERSTANDS AND AND VALUES RESOURCES AND NOT JUST FINANCES

• A PROJECT WHICH MANAGES TO WORK ACROSS SECTORS/ DEPARTMENTS/ REGIONAL DIFFERENCES - NOT END IN COMPROMISES BUT VISIONARY SOLUTIONS

• A PROJECT WHICH IS BASED ONTHE MANTRA ”NO ESTHETICS WITHOUT ”ETHICS” AND WHERE WE GET FROM ”ARTWORKS TO ART THAT WORKS”

• A PROJECT WHICH ENTICES THE CITY OUT OF ITS PROVINCIAL STATE OF MIND WITHOUT LOOSING ITS HEAD OR ITS INNOCENCE

A EUROPEAN CULTURAL CAPITAL IS ABOUT

CHANGE / TRANSFORMATION

BUT WHAT KIND OF CHANGE ?

AND HOW DO WE GENERATE AND

HOW DO WE MANAGE CHANGE ?

IN A HOSTILE or just STATIC ENVIRONMENT

CONCEPT AND APPROACH

In this concept of CULTURAL PLANNING the notion of

culture is taken as the broad, defining framework and in fact all encompassing in an attempt to look at the

city as a cultural phenomena.

Cultural phenomena are charcterised by their fluid nature, their interactivity, their developmental character and their constant communication.

The city as a cultural phenomena is thus not just the infrastructure . But also the values, the beliefs, the symbols and the stories, the people and the skils, the processes, networks and communications.

• 2017 PROCESS 2009-2012

POLITICAL MANDATE

CULTURAL MAPPING

• 2017 PROCESS 2009 - 2011

POLITICAL MANDATE

CULTURAL MAPPING

VISIONSWKSOPS

• 2017 PROCESS 2009 - 2011

POLITICAL MANDATE

CULTURAL MAPPING

VISIONSWKSOPS

PROJEKTWKSHPS

• 2017 PROCESS 2008 - 2011

POLITICAL MANDATE

CULTURAL MAPPING

VISIONSWKSOPS

PROJEKTWKSHPS

PROPOSAL

• 2017 PROCESS 2008-2011

POLITICAL MANDATE

CULTURAL MAPPING

VISIONSWKSOPS

PROJECTSWPSHP

PROPOSAL

3 months 15 months 3 months 3 months 6 months

POLITICAL MANDATE

CULTURAL MAPPING

VISIONSWKSHPS

PROJECTWKSHPS

PROPOSAL

REPORTING TO STAKEHOLDERS. COUNCILS AND BOARDS

(AARHUS CITY COUNCIL, 18 COUNCILS. REGIONAL BOARD)

FEEDBACK TO PARTICIPANTS AND PARTNERS

PRESENTATION / INTERACTION WITH CITIZENS

THE MAPPING PROCESS OF 18 MONTHS

WORK-SHOP176PARTICI-PANTS

10 THEMEMEETINGS

22THEMEDSWOTS

10 MAPPING THEMES40-50 INDIVIDUAL

MAPPING PROJECTS

PRESEN-TATION

FEB 09 MARTS 09 1-15 JUN1 JULI – DECEMBER 09MARTS – APRIL 09

DOKUMENTATION

AUG 09

RESULTS OF MAPPING

INFORMATION

INVOLVEMENT

LEGIT-IMACY

TEAMBUILDING

SECTOR BASED

CROSS REFERENTIAL

THE ESTABLISH

MENT

MARGINAL

SPECIFICCOMMUNITY

POLITICAL

OWN TEAM

EXTERNAL TEAMS

RESULTS OF MAPPING

INFORMATION

INVOLVEMENT

LEGIT-IMACY

TEAMBUILDING

SECTOR BASED

CROSS REFERENTIAL

THE ESTABLISH

MENT

MARGINAL

SPECIFICCOMMUNITY

POLITICAL

OWN TEAM

EXTERNAL TEAMS

AND THE PROCESS GAVE US OUR THEME WHICH UNITES THIS PROCESS AND GIVES IS A COMMON

UNDERSTANDING AND COMMON START

RETHINK

FROM THIS THEME WE NEED TO BUILD A

VOCABULARY AND A PHILOSOPHY

RETHINK

RE-MAPER-ORIENTATERE-USERE-CONNECTRE-MIXRE-BUILDRE-IMAGINERE-DISCOVERRE-UNITERE-CONSTRUCTRE-DESIGNRE-LOCATE

FROM THIS WE NEED TO DEVELOP

OUR TOOL KIT

RETHINK

RE-MAPRE-ORIENTATERE-USERE-CONNECTRE-MIXRE-BUILDRE-IMAGINERE-DISCOVERRE-UNITERE-CONSTRUCTRE-DESIGNRE-LOCATE

MAPPINGSRESIDENCIESPARTNERSHIPSNETWORKSMOBILETEMPORARY CO-PRODUCTIONSMICRO AS MACRO MACRO AS MICROHYBRIDITYPARTICIPATORYOUTREACHSITUATION SPECIFIC

GOALSAND

OBJECTIVES

POLITICALSTAKEHOLDERS

PROCESS

ECoC

“WHERE IS AARHUS” the mapping will include

Århus seen from the outside Århus seen from the inside

Århus comparative strengths (and weaknesses -.as measured against other cities)

Århus as a city of diversityÅrhus as a childrens /& youth city

Århus as the physIcal/ material cityÅrhus as the social / immaterial city Århus as a creative and innovative city

Århus as a cultural city

.

in the mapping process

• the mapping exercises will each be made as independent programmes with several local partners plus invited experts/support

• The mappings will use

– hard facts, figures, interviews, user analysis

– but also workshops, walks, discussions, as well as

– drawing competitons, diaries, writing, photography and recording to include more subjective methods and views

• The mappings will all be presented as public “art” programmes as exhibitions, public projections, walks, dinners etc

MAPPING METHODS TRADITIONAL UNTRADIIONAL

OBEJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE

DATA PROFESSIONAL

”USERS” CITIZENS ARTIST

OVERALL

1 ÅRHUS COMPARATIVE STRENGTHS A A B C C

2 ÅRHUS - MY CITY B B B A A

3 ÅRHUS – VIEWED FROM OUTSIDE A B A B A

THEMATIC

4 CITY FOR CHILDREN / YOUTH C B A A B

5 CITY OF DIVERSITY C B A A A

6 THE PHYSICAL CITY C B A A A

7 THE CREATIVE CITY A A A C C

8 THE CULTURAL CITY A A A B C

9

10

THE DEMOCRATIC CTY

ECOLOGICAL CITY

CC

BB

AA

BB

CB

SURVEYS QUANTATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA QUESTIONNAIRES

580 CREATVE COMPANIES

250 CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

FOCUS GROUPS FOCUS GROUPS WITH 4-12 PERSONS. 200 PERSONS

CULTURAL SECTOR,

CREATIVE SECTOR, SPORT.

INTERVIEWS INTERVIEWS OF KEY PARTICIPANTS

MORE THAN 300

RECORDED INTERVIEWS

FINDING ARHUS DNA

CULTURAL INSTITUTINOS

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

OPINION

SURVEYS

QUALITATIVE VIEWS AND OPINIONS

PUBLIC SURVEYS IN AARHUS AND REGION (BASE LINE) 3,000 PEOPLE

3 SURVEYS

HEADS OF COMPANIES

SWOTS WORKSHOPS WITH 25-75 PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPANTS WITH GROUP PROCESSES OF MAPPING

22 THEMATIC

8 REGIONAL AND 4 SPECIAL SWOTS

1,200 invited key persons

WORLD CAFÉ OPEN SOURCE FORMAT COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS

8 WORKSHOPS WITH 300 PARTICIPANTS (ELDERLY. HANDCAP GROUPS ETC)

OPEN MEETINGS AND DEBATES

OPEN DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS

22 MEETINGS WITH 250 PARTICAPANTS

OPEN MEETINGS SWOT

16 LOCAL MEETINGS AND OPEN WKSHOPS

PHYSICAL MAPS COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL MAPS

CHILDREN IN LOCAL AREAS ”MY HOOD”

CONTAINER MAPPING

FLOOR MAPS INDIVIDUAL MAPPINGS AND GROUP WORKSHOPS

3-400 INDIVIDUALS

”MIN BY” plotting , routes and discussions on 12x8m city

and regional maps.

3-400 people.

PHOTO MAPPING INDIVIDUAL PHOTO ROUTES AND THEMES ”HIDDEN CITY”

4-500 PARTICIPANTS

NOW 2.500 ON FACEBOOK

”HIDDEN CITY” WITH WEB BASED ROUTES

”MY NEIGHBOURHOD”

”AMATØR PHOTOGRAPHY”

MEDIA NOTATION

RECORDING OBSERVING

INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATIONS

IN PUBLIC SPACES

300 STUDENTS

PUBLIC SPACE

ARCHITCTURE SCHOOL

STUDENTS OF EXPEIENCE ECONOMY

16 FOCUSSED URBAN SQUARES / ROUTES BY ARCH. STUDENTS

DIARY OBSERVATIONS

INVIDIVUDAL DIARIES OVER PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS

100 STUDENTS

100 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS REFLECT ON AARHUS

ANTHOLOGIES 75 ARTICLES BY SELCTED PEOPLE ATHOLOGY OF VALUES

ACTION BASED RESEARCH

CREATING SITUATIONS, EVENTS AND PROCESSES

YOUTH PROJECT FRONTRUNNERS

CONTAINER

”OPEN HOUSE”

MAPS, NOTES, DRAWINGS,

3-4.00 PEOPLE WITH VARIOUS INPUT

LOCAL MAPPING IN 7 CITIES FOR 1-8 WEEKS

CAFÉ MAPS 200 MAPS WITH QUESTIONS FOR RESTAURANTS

EVALUATNION OF ASPECTS OF THE CITY

ARTISTS INVESTIGATION

PHOTOS, SOUND RECORDINGS, OBSERVATIONS, INSTALLATIONS, MOVEMENT

ARTISTIC / CULTURAL REFLECTION VIEWS OF THE CITY AND

URBAN EXPLORATIONS THEMED ” NIGHT OF CULTURE” KULTURNAT

URBAN PICNICS AND STORYTELLING

URBANS EXPLORATIONS TO SITES, PLACES, ROUTES WITH LOCAL RESSOURCE PEOPLE

LOCAL COMMUNITIES

(THEMED EVENTS)