Flanders District of Creativity or Flanders DC is a non-profit organization founded by the

Flemish government The Flemish Government ( nl, Vlaamse regering ) is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region of Belgium. It consists of a government cabinet, headed by the Minister-President and accountable to the Flemish Parliament, an ...

, on 7 May 2004, centered around the design and fashion sector.

Goals

* Research: analysis of the role of creativity in the economic growth of a region, and how companies and organisations can get to more creativity and

innovation Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a new or changed entit ...

(Flanders Knowledge center in collaboration with Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and

Antwerp Management School The Antwerp Management School ( nl, Antwerp Management School) is the University of Antwerp's autonomous business school. It is located in the historical center of the city of Antwerp. The school offers eight full-time master programs and more th ...

). * Internationalization of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration with 13 other Districts of Creativity (DC). Besides

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture ...

, these DCs are

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

(Germany),

Catalunya Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northe ...

(Spain), Central Denmark (Denmark),

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(India),

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(Italy),

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(France),

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(US),

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(China),

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(France),

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), Scotland (United Kingdom),

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(China), and

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Projects/events

* Creativity World Forum (The DC's meet @ the CWF) * GPS brainstorming kit (idea generation tool) * Flanders DC Fellows (50 entrepreneurs, managers testify on creative entrepreneurship in schools) * De Bedenkers (TV Show in collaboration with Flanders DC) * SOS Idee (free first-aid service for people with an idea or invention) * The Future Summit (Event on trends)

External links

Flanders DC
(Flanders DC website and creativity portal)
Creativity World Forum

De Bedenkers

The Future Summit
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Goals

Projects/events

See also

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