Publications

We publish work on creative networks, hubs, ecologies, and sustainable economies in various formats including reports, working papers, and academic articles.

a map showing the ecosystem of Bristol + Bath Creative R+D

Report

Hopeful Futures for Creative Innovation

Business development, Creative ecologies, Cultural Industries, Inclusion, Networks and hubs, Sustainable economies

Jack Lowe, Jon Dovey, Liz Roberts, Simon Moreton

In October 2023 we published ‘Hopeful Futures for Creative Innovation’. This report shares learning from Bristol+Bath Creative R+D, a five…

Bristol+Bath Creative R+D Workshop. Photo by Jon Aitken

Academic article

Understanding, capturing, and assessing value in collaborative design research

Creative ecologies, Knowledge exchange, Value

Simon Moreton

Mar 2019

This paper is an editorial for a collection of papers in the CoDesign Journal that respond to a tension between...

Academic article

Contributing to the creative economy imaginary: universities and the creative sector

Knowledge exchange

Simon Moreton

Oct 2018

This paper explores the relationship between the creative economy and universities. As funders, educators and research bodies, universities have a...

South West Creative Technology Network Immersion Showcase - photo by Jon Aitken

Academic article

Rethinking ‘knowledge exchange’: new approaches to collaborative work in the arts and humanities

Knowledge exchange, Networks and hubs

Simon Moreton

Oct 2016

This paper explores approaches to collaborative work between arts and humanities disciplines in UK higher education and the creative economy....

Report

The Hidden Story

Creative ecologies, Knowledge exchange, Networks and hubs, Value

Jon Dovey

Oct 2016

Understanding Knowledge Exchange Partnerships with the Creative Economy. This report maps the ways in which higher education institutions support the...