Culture of Innovation

Seemingly a paradox exists in the arts: creativity and novelty lie at the heart of all artistic endeavour, yet funders call on arts and cultural organisations to be more innovative.

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Understanding this paradox is one of the reasons why NESTA embarked on the research on which this report is based.

Working with one of the world's leading cultural economists and two of the UK's premier cultural institutions, the report proposes a framework for innovation that can be used by both arts funders and arts organisations. It describes the rich ways that arts and cultural organisations innovate in audience reach, push out artistic frontiers and create economic and cultural value.

Published
June 2010

Author
Hasan Bakhshi and David Throsby

View the interim report - Innovation in Arts and Cultural Organisations