Creative Industries — Knowledge Transfer Network
Becaons For Innovation

This executive summary of the Knowledge Transfer Beacon provides a brief overview of the project and its findings. The print version will be distributed to key players in the KT sector and is also available for download here.

The final report of the Unlocking Knowledge Transfer Beacon is available.  The report and follow up are all focused upon how the CI KTN and others stakeholders can increase engagement of the Creative Industries in the investment available under the knowledge transfer umbrella. The findings and provocations are not the end of our journey on this critically important theme but rather the beginning of further discussion, debate and follow up actions and we look forward to working with you to take this work forward.

We are working on the project summary which will be published during May but for now, please use the box below to give us your comments and suggestions..

The scenarios chapter of the Unlocking Knowledge Transfer has now been completed and marks the penultimate stage of this exciting Beacon project.
Following desk research, expert interviews, our online survey and related workshops four scenarios have been used to explore the complex but interrelated themes surrounding the Creative Industries engagement with knowledge sharing and formal mechanisms of transfer:
 
       1. ‘Stasis’
       2. ‘Austerity Britain’
       3. ‘Stars Align’
       4. ‘Talent-Centric Future’
 
Specifically the scenarios are being used as a tool to facilitate our exploration of what opportunities exists to increase CI engagement both now and in the future. This to support the development of evidence based recommendations and related actions that  we and other stakeholders can implement now to increase the Creative Industries engagement with Universities and other centres of research and practice excellence to drive innovation forward as an integral part of the knowledge economy. Please provide feedback on the reports as we look forward to keeping this community of interest central to our work going forward.

How can creative industries unlock the opportunities offered by Knowledge Transfer? Other sectors have enviable track records in driving value from KT activities. As technology innovation continues to accelerate creative businesses must look to achieve the same results.
The Creative Industries KTN has published a report on the first phase of the Unlocking Knowledge Transfer Beacon Project. This initial stage includes specially commissioned work covering expert interviews, extensive online survey and a series of UK wide workshops.
The project will continue into early 2010 developing a vision of what KT products and services could look like in the next decade to meet the needs of creative businesses and help act as a catalyst to these businesses to fully exploit knowledge sharing.
Join in the discussion and debate on the Unlocking Knowledge Transfer pages.

Note: This report is available as the main body and appendix separately:
» Download The Appendicies
» Download the full lenght version

Expert interview with Russ Hepworth, the Business Development Manager for the Institute of Knowledge Transfer, on his views on Knowledge Transfer.

 Lesley Morris is Head of Design Skills, UK Design Council

This interview helped to define core questions being asked of the project, including what we mean by 'knowledge' and 'sharing'.

Inception report for the Unlocking Knowledge Transfer Beacon Project, produced by the Creative Industries KTN team and Prospect Design.

This is the strategy published by the Technology Strategy Board in May 2009.

It outlines the challenges and issues facing the creative industries and highlights several strategy areas where the TSB will add support in the coming years.  Of particular interest to this beacon is the strategic committment to promote skills development, knowledge exchange and multidisciplinary cross fertilisation.