Christoph Weckerle – författare

A visionary guide for organizations to harmonize the deep interplay between strategy and creativityStrategic Creativity is the first book to address creativity from a strategic perspective. It discusses, through examples and theoretical reflection, how strategic thinking enables creative solutions—and why it is mistaken to conceptualize creativity and strategy as opposites. It argues that to change the present, we need to learn how to shape the future by embracing uncertainty and openness as an opportunity to create something new. This book invites readers to engage with key questions surrounding how we live our lives, pursue our endeavours, and shape the future, proposing a model that applies to both individual practice and the larger whole. Core topics explored in this book include:  The strategic importance of practices in acting creatively and ensuring creative practices succeed by designing strategically Establishing creative enterprises to help organizations move forward, such as by inventing “positive economies” Changing perspectives in curatorial strategies, connecting spheres through entrepreneurial strategies, and bringing worlds together through diplomatic strategies Strategic Creativity earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of artists, designers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in creative organizations, political movements, and beyond seeking to act seriously yet playfully, ambitiously yet modestly, and seamlessly merge two dynamic concepts for a clear competitive advantage.

A visionary guide for organizations to harmonize the deep interplay between strategy and creativity Strategic Creativity is the first book to address creativity from a strategic perspective. It discusses, through examples and theoretical reflection, how strategic thinking enables creative solutions and why it is mistaken to conceptualize creativity and strategy as opposites. It argues that to change the present, we need to learn how to shape the future by embracing uncertainty and openness as an opportunity to create something new. This book invites readers to engage with key questions surrounding how we live our lives, pursue our endeavours, and shape the future, proposing a model that applies to both individual practice and the larger whole. Core topics explored in this book include: The strategic importance of practices in acting creatively and ensuring creative practices succeed by designing strategically Establishing creative enterprises to help organizations move forward, such as by inventing positive economies Changing perspectives in curatorial strategies, connecting spheres through entrepreneurial strategies, and bringing worlds together through diplomatic strategies Strategic Creativity earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of artists, designers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in creative organizations, political movements, and beyond seeking to act seriously yet playfully, ambitiously yet modestly, and seamlessly merge two dynamic concepts for a clear competitive advantage.

A visionary guide for organizations to harmonize the deep interplay between strategy and creativity Strategic Creativity is the first book to address creativity from a strategic perspective. It discusses, through examples and theoretical reflection, how strategic thinking enables creative solutions and why it is mistaken to conceptualize creativity and strategy as opposites. It argues that to change the present, we need to learn how to shape the future by embracing uncertainty and openness as an opportunity to create something new. This book invites readers to engage with key questions surrounding how we live our lives, pursue our endeavours, and shape the future, proposing a model that applies to both individual practice and the larger whole. Core topics explored in this book include: The strategic importance of practices in acting creatively and ensuring creative practices succeed by designing strategically Establishing creative enterprises to help organizations move forward, such as by inventing positive economies Changing perspectives in curatorial strategies, connecting spheres through entrepreneurial strategies, and bringing worlds together through diplomatic strategies Strategic Creativity earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of artists, designers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in creative organizations, political movements, and beyond seeking to act seriously yet playfully, ambitiously yet modestly, and seamlessly merge two dynamic concepts for a clear competitive advantage.

Entscheidungsträger aller Ebenen entdecken den Begriff der Kreativwirtschaft: Von der Wirtschafts- und Innovationspolitik über die Bildungspolitik bis zur Stadtentwicklung wird Kreativwirtschaft als Erfolgsmodell bezeichnet. Strategien der Umsetzung in die reale Praxis jedoch bleiben vage. Immer dringender wird der Wunsch nach konkreten, umsetzbaren Ansätzen.

Die vorliegende Publikation versucht, eine längst nötig gewordene Übersicht über die Begrifflichkeit und die Spezifika dieses Branchenkomplexes herzustellen. Dazu analysiert sie den internationalen Diskurs, leitet Modelle ab und zieht daraus Schlüsse für die Diskussion in der Schweiz. Ein besonderes Gewicht wird auf das bislang kaum untersuchte Innovationspotential der Kreativszene und deren Dynamik für die gesamte Kreativwirtschaft gelegt. Zentral präsentiert die Publikation aktuellste empirisch-statistische Analysen zu den einzelnen Teilmärkten der Kreativwirtschaft in der Schweiz und vergleichend zu Europa.

Gestalten wir unser Leben so, wie wir es wollen? Engagieren wir uns für Unternehmungen, die echten Wert schaffen? Setzen wir uns wirksam für eine wünschenswerte Zukunft ein?Dieses Buch ist für Leserinnen und Leser geschrieben, die sich herausfordern und inspirieren lassen wollen. Der Kerngedanke ist: Die Gegenwart lässt sich nur sinnvoll reflektieren und verändern, wenn wir überzeugende Perspektiven für die Zukunft entwerfen und gestalten.Dafür braucht es Kreativität. Und Strategie. Im dynamischen Zusammenspiel und in immer wieder neuen Verbindungen. Simon Grand und Christoph Weckerle entwickeln ein Modell strategischer Kreativität, um präzise und überzeugende Antworten auf zwei zentrale Fragen zu finden: Was ist heute möglich – «was geht»? Und was kann möglich werden – «what if»?Kommen wir ins Handeln: als Künstlerinnen und Gestalter, als Forscherinnen und Unternehmer. In kreativen Organisationen und politischen Bewegungen.Ernsthaft und spielerisch. Ambitioniert und bescheiden.