tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31167213981606642.post4040056058440005551..comments2008-11-19T14:03:08.030-08:00Comments on Strategy - The Digested Read: Creative Britain: New Talents for the New Economy - The Digested ReadDave Hartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134691716381038460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31167213981606642.post-60023573418487096952008-02-26T10:11:00.000-08:002008-02-26T10:11:00.000-08:00"Who are ‘we’ did you write this? Are you talking ..."Who are ‘we’ did you write this? Are you talking about the creative industries being ‘we’?"<BR/><BR/>No, I'm writing in the voice of the report's author. That's the blog's 'gimmick'.<BR/><BR/>"Do you work for DCMS? What do you do? You seem to have a lot of time on your hands."<BR/>There's an about box on this blog which you can read. I don't work for DCMS. I read documents like this in order to keep abreast of government policy in this area (which is an element of my job). I use this blog to summarise them. I used to summarise them for myself by making notes but I use this space instead now. <BR/><BR/>"How do you measure the real impact of such policy?"<BR/>I guess impact is measured in growth and at the moment the creative industries is still growing at twice the rate of the economy as a whole. The question might be whether or not previous policy has made an impact or if this sector would have grown at this rate anyway.<BR/><BR/>"How do you intend to take advantage of such measures in your industry position, what exactly is your industry position?"<BR/>I work for a university through which we've helped lever in government funds to support creative industry companies in the West Midlands.<BR/> <BR/>"Do you run a company? Have you ever run a company?"<BR/>No I don't run a company but worked as a freelance photographer and in design for print for a few years in the 1990s. Have worked in linking higher education to industry since 2003 in parallel to teaching media practice and theory.<BR/><BR/>I was going to run through the rest of your questions but there's simply too many of them for me to spend time on them and I've covered the main points above. Generally, you don't seem too impressed by my blog which is fine by me. Just don't read it if it's not your thing. <BR/><BR/>DaveDave Hartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134691716381038460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31167213981606642.post-53580246541901111052008-02-26T09:31:00.000-08:002008-02-26T09:31:00.000-08:00‘I'm sure you'll agree that although we've announc...‘I'm sure you'll agree that although we've announced some regional initiatives here this strategy document is primarily about how important London is. We mention London on almost every page even though our diagram at the back indicates that the density of creative industries firms is just as great in other areas of the UK.’<BR/><BR/>Who are ‘we’ did you write this? Are you talking about the creative industries being ‘we’? <BR/><BR/>Do you work for DCMS? What do you do? You seem to have a lot of time on your hands.<BR/><BR/>How do you measure the real impact of such policy? How do you intend to take advantage of such measures in your industry position, what exactly is your industry position? Do you run a company? Have you ever run a company? I’m not really sure whether I need to have this ‘interpreted’ by someone who apparently isn’t ‘in’ business. Maybe if you worked in industry you could advise us? Otherwise it may come across as abstract and pontificating rubbish.<BR/><BR/>Do ‘we’ care enough to keep tabs on the growth? Well, for most of us ‘in’ industry we do keep tabs. We keep them because our overheads demand it. Our interest in ‘bottom line impact’ is a real one – not a subject of ‘interest’ and discussion but one of action and hard work.<BR/><BR/>‘Forging links with specialised providers and mentors…’ <BR/><BR/>Who do you link with? How do you propose that you mentor those running businesses? When was the last time you asked them something and were willing to learn from them?<BR/><BR/>‘On the whole there's not an awful lot in here that we didn't already know about. This gives some initiatives a bit of a government rubber stamp I guess.’<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately guessing is what you do. Are you again affiliating yourself with some sort of industry base by using the ‘we’ …what is your line of work? What was your last years turnover? What economic growth have you brought to the region? …How much do they pay you to …<BR/>read?GARY BALDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919662449122745302noreply@blogger.com