Category: Current News

“IP and Copyright: Making it Work” – online workshop

IP and Copyright: Making it Work is an online workshop for artists and creative entrepreneurs, designed and delivered by David Parrish, in association with the Future’s Venture Foundation. The interactive workshop is about intellectual property for creative, cultural and digital entrepreneurs includes: – An overview of Intellectual Property: Copyright, Design Right, Trademarks and Patents. – …

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Islamic Art and Culture – A Conversation

David was the guest at an event to discuss the Business of Creativity in relation to Islamic Art and Culture. The online event was hosted by Rizwan Iqbal and participants joined from the UK and other countries. The conversation followed David’s presentation about The Business of Creativity, specifically: – how to find new sources of …

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Cultural Policy Designers Network – Interview

Ragnar Siil of the Cultural Policy Designers Network interviews David Parrish about responses to the COVID-19 crisis in the creative and cultural industries worldwide. David is a member of the Cultural Policy Designers Network and other international networks in the creative, cultural and digital industries worldwide.

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Design Trust interview: “Grow Your Creative Business in Uncertain Times”

The Design Trust interview “Grow Your Creative Business in Uncertain Times” featured David Parrish as a guest, interviewed by Patricia van den Akker, Director of the The Design Trust. As the publicity for the online session said: Times are tricky and very unpredictable right now. Many creatives struggle, let alone thrive right now. The Design …

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Business Strategies for the New Normal – Philippines webinar

David was the guest speaker at a webinar on ‘Business Strategies for the New Normal’ in partnership with GEN Philippines on 21 May 2020. Business Strategies for the New Normal – webinar outline 1. The Reality Check – How to deal with the crisis and identify new opportunities for the new normal. 2. Creativity – …

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COVID-19 / Coronavirus Business Strategies – online toolkit course launched

A COVID-19 / Coronavirus Business Strategies online toolkit course has been launched as a creative business response to the COVID-19 crisis. View and access this online toolkit now. COVID-19 Business Strategies: Creativity, Diversification and Transformation David says: “This toolkit will empower you to generate new income in the short term, devise a new Business Formula, …

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“Maximising the Monetisation of Creativity” webinar in Albania

David delivered an interactive webinar on Maximising the Monetisation of Creativity for businesses in the creative industries in Albania, in partnership with the Women Founders Network Albania, supported by Swiss EP, Albania. The webinar was organised for businesses in the creative, cultural and digital industries in Albania. Publicity for the Maximising the Monetisation of Creativity …

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Lean Diversification for Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Lean Diversification is a method for developing new income streams during the COVID-19 crisis. The Lean Diversification approach is rapid and low risk, both of which are essential in a crisis. The idea of Lean Diversification is inspired by the ‘Lean Startup’ methodology that has been so successful for many new businesses in the digital …

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COVID-19 Diversification Strategies – How to Diversify in a Crisis

During the pandemic, many businesses are developing COVID-19 Diversification strategies. These can be simply emergency tactics for the short term, or more fundamental strategic changes for the medium term. Some businesses will later return to ‘normal’ (or the ‘new normal’) whilst others will be completely transformed, emerging with a new business model (or Business Formula). …

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Creative Scale Up Programme online workshop

David has delivered an online workshop “How to Maintain Creativity in a Scale Up Environment” on two occasions for the Creative Scale Up Programme. This successful workshop will be repeated on Tuesday 01 December 2020 (13.30 – 15.30). Register now to attend this free online workshop. David has also delivered a workshop on Exporting and …

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