Presentation on British Council's Future City Game given at the Gaming Forum 2012 in Athens.

1. F t r Cit Ga e
uu e y m

2. C entre for C ities and C reativity
• cre ativity and cu ltu re can e nh ance ou r d aily live s in citie s
• cu ltu re as an active as s e t rath e r th an p as s ive cons u m p tion
• citie s as p lace s rich in d ive rs ity and op p ortu nitie s
C ontact
• www.citie s -cre ativity.org
• @ cccre ativity
• jacob @ citie s -cre ativity.org

3. C reative C ities
aim s to h e lp m ake citie s a b e tte r p lace to
live , work and p lay
… b y d e ve lop ing and im p le m e nting tools wh ich s tim u late s ocial innovation
and cre ativity and ne w th inking acros s E u rop e
… b y cre ating op p ortu nitie s for s ocial innovators th rou gh ou t E u rop e to
s h are knowle d ge and id e as

4. The three s trands of the C reative C ities project
• Future C ity Game
• Urban Ideas B akery
• Urban Forum/Creativity in the City

5. S tage s
Vis ioning Tes ting Pres enting

6. S tep 1 :
S tep 9 : G lobal c hallenges
S tep 2 :
Preparing and
pres enting final Local challenges
ideas
S tep 8 : S tep 3 :
Pers pectives
Real world tes ting
S tep 10 : of the city
Voting
S tep 7 : S tep 4 :
Preparing for
tes ting Ideas
S tep 6 : S tep 5 :
Pres enting future
Prioritis ing ideas
ideas

7. S te p 1 : G lob al ch alle nge s
E conomic : G rowing inequality
Th e re are p ocke ts of ve ry rich p lace s with in citie s and p ocke ts of ve ry p oor
p lace s . Th e gap b e twe e n th e rich and p oor is wid e ning
S ocial : S hifting populations
30% of th e world ’s p op u lation live d in u rb an are as in 1 950, now … . 50% of th e
world ’s p op u lation live in u rb an are as
C ultural : Increas ed divers ity
Th e nu m b e r of m igrants m ore th an d ou b le d b e twe e n 1 960 and 2000
E nvironmental : C limate C hange
Alth ou gh citie s occu p y j s t 2% of th e E arth ’s s u rface , th e ir inh ab itants u s e 75%
u
of th e p lane t’s natu ral re s ou rce s

8. E C ONOMIC E NVIRONME NTA L
G rowing ine qu ality C lim ate ch ange
G lobal c hallenges
S OC IA L C ULTURA L
S h ifting p op u lation Incre as e d d ive rs ity

9. S tep 1 :
S tep 9 : G lobal c hallenges
S tep 2 :
Preparing and
pres enting final Local challenges
ideas
S tep 8 : S tep 3 :
Pers pectives
Real world tes ting
S tep 10: of the city
Voting
S tep 7 : S tep 4 :
Preparing for
tes ting Ideas
S tep 6 : S tep 5 :
Pres enting future
Prioritis ing ideas
ideas

11. S tep 1 :
S tep 9 : G lobal c hallenges
S tep 2 :
Preparing and
pres enting final Local challenges
ideas
S tep 8 : S tep 3 :
Pers pectives
Real world tes ting
S tep 10: of the city
Voting
S tep 7 : S tep 4 :
Preparing for
tes ting Ideas
S tep 6 : S tep 5 :
Pres enting future
Prioritis ing ideas
ideas

12. E C ONOMIC E NVIRONME NTA L
‘the wealth of the city’ ‘the nature of the city’
• Job s and e m p loym e nt • P u b lic s p ace
• B u s ine s s • Was te
• Inve s tm e nt • E ne rgy
• S kills • Top ograp h y and land s cap e
The s tructure
of your city :
four pers pectives
S OC IA L
‘the wellbeing of the city’ C ULTURA L
• We lfare ‘the life of the city’
• H ou s ing • D ive rs ity
• C rim e and j s tice
u • F aith
• H e alth • Arts and e ve nts
• E d u cation • Le is u re and p lay
• H ap p ine s s

13. S te p 3 : P e rs p e ctive s of th e city
C ity of Me cca: a cu ltu ral city
economic
social
environmental 20%
cultural
50%
20%
10%

15. S tep 1 :
S tep 9 : G lobal c hallenges
S tep 2 :
Preparing and
pres enting final Local challenges
ideas
S tep 8 : S tep 3 :
Pers pectives
Real world tes ting
S tep 10: of the city
Voting
S tep 7 : S tep 4 :
Preparing for
tes ting Ideas
S tep 6 : S tep 5 :
Pres enting future
Prioritis ing ideas
ideas

16. S te p 4 : Th e id e as crite ria
 F u n - e xciting and cre ative
 Innovative and fu tu ris tic - will p rod u ce s om e th ing ne w or d iffe re nt
 M e e ts local ch alle nge s
 M e e ts glob al ch alle nge s
 R e le vant to com m u nity - p e op le are s u p p ortive
 S u s tainab le - h as a p os itive and las ting im p act
 F e as ib le and ach ie vab le - th e righ t re s ou rce s can b e fou nd to m ake it h ap p e n

17. S tep 1 :
S tep 9 : G lobal c hallenges
S tep 2 :
Preparing and
pres enting final Local challenges
ideas
S tep 8 : S tep 3 :
Pers pectives
Real world tes ting
S tep 10 : of the city
Voting
S tep 7 : S tep 4 :
Preparing for
tes ting Ideas
S tep 6 : S tep 5 :
Pres enting future
Prioritis ing ideas
ideas

18. S te p 6 : P re s e nting fu tu re id e as
1. P re p are a p re s e ntation ab ou t you r s tronge s t id e a(s )
2. You will b e p re s e nting to all th e te am s
3. You can p re s e nt in any way you like
4. Th e oth e r te am s will give you h e lp fu l h ints afte r you r p re s e ntation
5. Th ink care fu lly ab ou t wh at to te ll oth e r grou p s as th e y m ay s te al you r id e a!

19. S tep 1 :
S tep 9 : G lobal c hallenges
S tep 2 :
Preparing and
pres enting final Local challenges
ideas
S tep 8 : S tep 3 :
Pers pectives
Real world tes ting
S tep 10 : of the city
Voting
S tep 7 : S tep 4 :
Preparing for
tes ting Ideas
S tep 6 : S tep 5 :
Pres enting future
Prioritis ing ideas
ideas

20. F u tu re C ity G am e - K au nas
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21. F u tu re C ity G am e - C op e nh age n
Voldparken - E nergy C enter Voldparken

22. F u tu re C ity G am e – s e cre t of s u cce s s
Preparation
Divers ity in teams .
Practitioners as external advis ers .
Real world teas ting
The fun factor and the gaming element

23. C re ative C itie s - Im p act
Large audience ac ros s E urope.
Us eful tools for 66% of participants .
E uropean C apitals of C ulture.
creativecities .britis hcouncil.org

24. C onclu d ing re m arks
Thank you for lis tening – pleas e as k ques tions .
jac ob@cities -creativity.org
kate.demps ter@britis hcouncil.org
anas tas ia.andrits ou@britis hcouncil.gr
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