A ROAD MAP FOR CULTURAL R&D...

If you’ve not read it, have a look at not rocket science, a paper by Hasan Bakhshi, Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman, published by MMM: Mission Models Money. Outlining their radical new roadmap for cultural R&D, the authors’ proposals challenge two entrenched prejudices, which block arts and cultural organisations from playing their full role in society and economy. First, arts and culture are largely excluded from R&D by definitions based on its Science and Technology (S&T) origins. Second, the arts and cultural sector relies on a conception of creativity that mystifies too much of its work, preventing it from accessing valuable public resources. Hasan Bakshi talks about his paper on video here.