THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
WHAT IS THE CREATIVE ECONOMY?
We propose thinking of the creative economy in terms of three main threads: creative industries, creative talent, and creative occupations.
DEFINING THE THREADS
Creative Industries
Let’s start with creative industries, which are the core of the creative economy—both because of their creative outputs and their concentrated use of creative talent (i.e., the workforce they rely on). Creative industries give us products, labour, and companies generally easily associated with creativity.
CREATIVE ECONOMY: DIVING DEEPER
If the creative economy isn’t limited to creative industries, then what are its limits? In a 2020 paper, Dr. AnneMarie Dorland and Dr. David Finch used the amazing research at Nesta, work from Heritage Canada, and EU models to propose a 4-sector Nesta Model of the creative economy that captured all the sub-sectors that have been identified so far.
Explore the Nesta Model with us, then sit back and listen to the intelligent tones of Dr. AnneMarie Dorland talking about her passion for the creative economy.
Prosperity through the Creative EconomY
The creative economy is a significant economic, social, human, and environmental contributor to the Calgary creative economy. At the same time, we see that it is often underleveraged and overlooked due to a creative ecosystem that is fragmented and inefficient. We are looking to change that!
Learn more about what the creative economy is through our reports and articles below!
Ecosystem Report
Executive Summary
Full Report
Community Engagement Summary
Strategic Guidebook