From the report's introduction:
"This document presents and contextualises key achievements to date of the four AHRC Knowledge Exchange Hubs for the Creative Economy. Through data, case studies, spotlights, and testimonials, we discuss how the Hubs have driven new connections between higher education institutions (HEIs) and the creative and cultural sectors to yield innovative products, services, and research agendas. With a focus on arts and humanities research, we reveal how the Hubs have tapped into the creative economy’s enormous potential for addressing economic, social, and cultural challenges.
This document is structured in three parts. Section One explores a number of core principles around knowledge exchange and innovation that has shaped the work of the Hubs. Section Two explores how these principles have been implemented to nurture new ways of working in businesses and academia. Finally, Section Three reveals how this re-thinking of innovative collaboration by the Hubs has played a role in tackling those complex 21st century problems that require multi-sector perspectives."
The impact of the KE hubs were examined through the lenses of: "activating connections between the creative, cultural and higher education institution sectors; driving innovation through knowledge exchange; mobilising knowledge from the arts and humanities; nurturing small businesses ... ; stimulating new academic research and teaching; [and] promoting culture change in academia and business."
