Symposium 3: Collaborative cultural entrepreneurship, local innovation for global challenges
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Symposium
Symposium
| Friday, August 14, 2026 |
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
| TBA |
Details
Program
• We will begin by welcoming everyone and having a brief round of introductions, where each of us says who we are and a few words about why we are taking part in this symposia (approximately 10 minutes in total).
• After that, each of us (Daniel Ericsson, Daniel Hjorth, Caroline Wigren-Kristoffersson, Anders Högberg, and Anna Jonsson) will have c. 10–12 minutes to give a presentation or contribution that connects to the theme of the symposia (approximately 60 minutes in total).
• We will then move on to a short discussion among ourselves (as a panel), and fairly quickly invite the audience to join in the discussion (approximately 30 minutes in total).
Collaborative cultural entrepreneurship, local innovation for global challenges
With this symposia we aim to explore how collaborative cultural entrepreneurship can serve as a strategic response to global challenges by leveraging local capacities, creativity, and co-creation. Drawing on results from the ongoing project InKuiS (Innovative Cultural Entrepreneurship in Collaborative Co-creative Research) this session will critically analyse how actors in the cultural sector may engage in entrepreneurial practices that foster social sustainability, regional development, and institutional innovation.
With focus on collaborative research, we will draw from empirical cases from on-going research to discuss conceptual frameworks that illustrate the transformative potential of cultural entrepreneurship. Topics include cultural and creative tourism, cultural entrepreneurship in the field of music, museums, and design, digitalisation, and cooperation between private, public and non-profit societal sectors in rural areas. The presentations will serve as starting point for an open discussion on:
• co-creative research methodologies that enable inclusive knowledge production and implementation beyond academia
• organising resources creatively and collectively to generate cultural, economic, and social value.
With this symposium, we invite discussions on how cultural entrepreneurship can be mobilised to address societal issues through locally grounded yet globally resonant strategies. It aims to explore the role of cultural actors as innovators of societal institutions and contributors to sustainable futures.
Speaker
Mr Anders Högberg
Prof
Linnaeus University
Symposium 3: Collaborative cultural entrepreneurship, local innovation for global challenges
Track and Symposia Proposal
With this symposia we aim to explore how collaborative cultural entrepreneurship can serve as a strategic response to global challenges by leveraging local capacities, creativity, and co-creation. Drawing on results from the ongoing project InKuiS (Innovative Cultural Entrepreneurship in Collaborative Co-creative Research) this session will critically analyse how actors in the cultural sector may engage in entrepreneurial practices that foster social sustainability, regional development, and institutional innovation.
With focus on collaborative research, we will draw from empirical cases from on-going research to discuss conceptual frameworks that illustrate the transformative potential of cultural entrepreneurship. Topics include cultural and creative tourism, cultural entrepreneurship in the field of music, museums, and design, digitalisation, and cooperation between private, public and non-profit societal sectors in rural areas. The presentations will serve as starting point for an open discussion on:
• co-creative research methodologies that enable inclusive knowledge production and implementation beyond academia
• organising resources creatively and collectively to generate cultural, economic, and social value.
With this symposium, we invite discussions on how cultural entrepreneurship can be mobilised to address societal issues through locally grounded yet globally resonant strategies. It aims to explore the role of cultural actors as innovators of societal institutions and contributors to sustainable futures.
With focus on collaborative research, we will draw from empirical cases from on-going research to discuss conceptual frameworks that illustrate the transformative potential of cultural entrepreneurship. Topics include cultural and creative tourism, cultural entrepreneurship in the field of music, museums, and design, digitalisation, and cooperation between private, public and non-profit societal sectors in rural areas. The presentations will serve as starting point for an open discussion on:
• co-creative research methodologies that enable inclusive knowledge production and implementation beyond academia
• organising resources creatively and collectively to generate cultural, economic, and social value.
With this symposium, we invite discussions on how cultural entrepreneurship can be mobilised to address societal issues through locally grounded yet globally resonant strategies. It aims to explore the role of cultural actors as innovators of societal institutions and contributors to sustainable futures.
