{"id":2160,"date":"2023-03-29T09:57:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T09:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/?page_id=2160"},"modified":"2023-05-18T14:22:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T14:22:09","slug":"creative-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/creative-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Hubs and dynamic environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-1422479516648-9b1f0b6e8da8.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-1422479516648-9b1f0b6e8da8-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-1422479516648-9b1f0b6e8da8-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-1422479516648-9b1f0b6e8da8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-1422479516648-9b1f0b6e8da8-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-1422479516648-9b1f0b6e8da8-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-1422479516648-9b1f0b6e8da8-scaled.jpg?resize=174%2C116&amp;ssl=1 174w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-1422479516648-9b1f0b6e8da8-scaled.jpg?w=2280&amp;ssl=1 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\">Spaces of differing scales have appeared in different cities around the world in recent years. Sometimes referred to as incubators, labs, hacker-spaces, maker-spaces; they have been both independent and corporate, physical and digital, temporary and permanent. From warehouse spaces in East London, to Google&#8217;s corporate headquarters in Silicon valley;  what links these spaces is the open, flexible environment that enables people to access and share experience, tools, knowledge and investment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\">Often linking people from diverse backgrounds together to develop concepts and fresh innovation. When currently 85% of global employment growth is estimated to come from small start-ups ( source  British Council 2015 ) supporting these creative spaces appears increasingly important. Especially when these spaces cannot just benefit artists and designers in tech and social media, but also finance (fin-tech), bioscience and engineering. Fostering&nbsp;new&nbsp;forms&nbsp;of&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;sharing and&nbsp;early&nbsp;economic&nbsp;support&nbsp;are&nbsp;relevant&nbsp;across&nbsp;many&nbsp;sectors.&nbsp;The spatial, organisational and technological&nbsp;requirements&nbsp;of&nbsp;creative&nbsp;hubs&nbsp;are&nbsp;complex.&nbsp;Spaces&nbsp;have&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;responsive&nbsp;and&nbsp;flexible&nbsp;to&nbsp;accommodate&nbsp;a diversity&nbsp;of&nbsp;needs&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;mix&nbsp;of academic, commercial&nbsp;and&nbsp;community&nbsp;uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\">Creative&nbsp;start-ups&nbsp;and&nbsp;SMEs&nbsp;flourish&nbsp;in&nbsp;tailored and curated&nbsp;spaces, where&nbsp;their&nbsp;environments&nbsp;can&nbsp;change&nbsp;as&nbsp;they&nbsp;grow.&nbsp;These&nbsp;spaces&nbsp;also&nbsp;require&nbsp;stewardship, with&nbsp;an organisational&nbsp;structure&nbsp;that&nbsp;addresses&nbsp;the&nbsp;relationships&nbsp;and&nbsp;differing&nbsp;needs&nbsp;of&nbsp;users&nbsp;within&nbsp;a&nbsp;creative&nbsp;space.&nbsp;Central&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;future-proofing&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;flourishing community&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;effective design, management&nbsp;and&nbsp;provision&nbsp;of&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;exchange, research&nbsp;and&nbsp;education&nbsp;between&nbsp;stakeholders. A&nbsp;prime&nbsp;role to be&nbsp;served by&nbsp;Compassogroup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\">Since&nbsp;the&nbsp;late&nbsp;1990s, London&nbsp;has&nbsp;incubated&nbsp;a&nbsp;vibrant&nbsp;high-tech&nbsp;creative&nbsp;scene&nbsp;in&nbsp;inner&nbsp;east&nbsp;London.The&nbsp;so&nbsp;called&nbsp;&#8216;Silicon&nbsp;Roundabout&#8217;&nbsp;cluster&nbsp;doubled&nbsp;the&nbsp;count of&nbsp;digital&nbsp;economy&nbsp;firms&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;area&nbsp;between&nbsp;1997&nbsp;and&nbsp;2010,&nbsp;producing&nbsp;an&nbsp;employment&nbsp;base&nbsp;of&nbsp;over&nbsp;50,000&nbsp;jobs. Among&nbsp;these&nbsp;are&nbsp;many&nbsp;&#8216;clean-tech&#8217; and &#8216;clean-web&#8217;&nbsp;start&nbsp;ups&nbsp;that&nbsp;look&nbsp;to&nbsp;address&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;concerns&nbsp;and&nbsp;opportunities.&nbsp;Many&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;companies&nbsp;feed&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;growing&nbsp;smart-city&nbsp;market. With solutions&nbsp;that&nbsp;help&nbsp;us&nbsp;navigate&nbsp;cities, manage&nbsp;services&nbsp;and&nbsp;use&nbsp;resources&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;efficient&nbsp;way&nbsp;possible.&nbsp;The&nbsp;benefits&nbsp;of&nbsp;such&nbsp;developments&nbsp;also&nbsp;feed&nbsp;into&nbsp;the wider&nbsp;economy,&nbsp;boosting&nbsp;GDP&nbsp;figures&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;UK&nbsp;by&nbsp;\u00a371.4 billion&nbsp;per&nbsp;annum&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;creative&nbsp;economy,&nbsp;whilst&nbsp;providing&nbsp;one&nbsp;in&nbsp;twelve&nbsp;jobs&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;UK,&nbsp;as&nbsp;indicated&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;recent&nbsp;report&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;UK&nbsp;Government&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Culture, Media&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sports (DCMS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Once&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;established, creative&nbsp;hubs&nbsp;become&nbsp;critical&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;continued&nbsp;development&nbsp;and&nbsp;sustainability&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;wider&nbsp;creative&nbsp;industrial&nbsp;district&nbsp;or neighbourhood&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Example <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\">Energy&nbsp;efficiency&nbsp;in&nbsp;buildings,&nbsp;public&nbsp;lighting, waste&nbsp;management&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;supporting&nbsp;smart&nbsp;grid&nbsp;systems&nbsp;are&nbsp;all&nbsp;&#8220;high&nbsp;potential&#8221;&nbsp;sectors&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italy&#8217;s&nbsp;urban centres. Whilst&nbsp;clean-tech&nbsp;and&nbsp;clean-web&nbsp;technologies&nbsp;have&nbsp;arrived,&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;two&nbsp;decades&nbsp;will&nbsp;see&nbsp;a&nbsp;&#8216;deployment&nbsp;period&#8217;,&nbsp;as&nbsp;they&nbsp;become&nbsp;embedded&nbsp;in&nbsp;our urban&nbsp;environments. The&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;is&nbsp;there&nbsp;for&nbsp;development&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Venice&nbsp;Arsenale&nbsp;to&nbsp;push&nbsp;this&nbsp;further, acting as&nbsp;a&nbsp;catalyst.&nbsp;The&nbsp;UK&nbsp;department&nbsp;of&nbsp;trade and&nbsp;industry&nbsp;estimates&nbsp;the&nbsp;potential&nbsp;value&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;smart&nbsp;cities&nbsp;market&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italy&nbsp;alone&nbsp;is&nbsp;EUR&nbsp;1.15&nbsp;billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\">In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, it is recognised that spaces in which to design,    test, develop and launch new ideas are increasingly important. Creative hubs and their relationship with the &#8220;talent incubation&#8221; of higher education activities providing vital support to the growth of innovative technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/StockSnap_YR89OQFMT1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/StockSnap_YR89OQFMT1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/StockSnap_YR89OQFMT1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/StockSnap_YR89OQFMT1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/StockSnap_YR89OQFMT1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/StockSnap_YR89OQFMT1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/StockSnap_YR89OQFMT1-scaled.jpg?resize=174%2C116&amp;ssl=1 174w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/StockSnap_YR89OQFMT1-scaled.jpg?w=2280&amp;ssl=1 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ask-more-questions.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"stimulate debate \" class=\"wp-image-2038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ask-more-questions.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ask-more-questions.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ask-more-questions.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ask-more-questions.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ask-more-questions.jpg?resize=116%2C116&amp;ssl=1 116w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ask-more-questions.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/compassogroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ask-more-questions.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spaces of differing scales have appeared in different cities around the world in recent years. Sometimes referred to as incubators, labs, hacker-spaces, maker-spaces; they have been both independent and corporate, physical and digital, temporary and permanent. From warehouse spaces in East London, to Google&#8217;s corporate headquarters in Silicon valley; what links these spaces is the<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"btn-filled btn\" href=\"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/creative-hub\/\" title=\"Creative Hubs and dynamic environments\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2160","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2160"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636,"href":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2160\/revisions\/2636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/compassogroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}