Creative Encounters

13 million DKK for research on creative industries

A new research project at CBS -
Creative Encounters - recently received DKK 13 million for research on creative industries. Creative Encounters seeks to explore the socio-economic organization of creative industries in a global context and focuses in particular on three sectors of high importance in Denmark: (a) Fashion and Luxury; (b) Film and Media; and (c) Place Branding, Art and Culture. The aim of the research project is to uncover the complex interplay between economic and cultural forces that characterises work practices, professions, organizations, and industries. To this end, Creative Encounters will engage in knowledge-producing partnerships with a broad range of business and educational organizations located both in Denmark and abroad. Fieldwork, workshops and other common activities is planned in order to facilitate these mutual learning processes between research, industry and education. The research project Creative Encounters kicked off April 1st, 2007, and continues over four years until mid 2011, with the participation of ten senior researchers from imagine.., a group of Ph.D. students, and a range of external partners. The research group is interdisciplinary as well as international.

Read more about Creative Encounters here