1. The document discusses critical success factors for networks and habitats that support creative professionals and bottom-up transformation in areas with declining populations. 2. Key factors for successful networks include having a common interest, involvement from multiple stakeholders and disciplines, relevant experts, inspiration, different personality types, entrepreneurship, face-to-face contact, an open and agile structure, and a level playing field. 3. Critical success factors for environments that support creative professionals are affordable coworking spaces, meeting spaces, room for experimentation, opportunities, knowledge institutions, affordable housing, and international events.

1. PLATFORM
|
NETWORK
|
SPATIAL
&
URBAN
ISSUES

2. KNOWLEDGE
PROGRAMME:
BOTTOM
UP
TRANSFORMATION
IN
AREAS
WITH
DECLINING
POPULATION
NUMBERS
CASE:
what
is
the
contribu/on
of
ini/a/ves
of
ci/zen
and
entrepreneurs
to
liveability?
what
do
they
need
to
operate,
contribute
&
grow?

3. CRITICAL
SUCCESS
FACTORS
FOR
NETWORKS
1. COMMON
INTEREST
2. MULTIDISCIPLINARITY
&
DIFFERENT
STAKEHOLDERS
INVOLVED
3. RELEVANT
EXPERTS
&
CREATIVE
THINKERS
4. INSPIRATION
&
FUN
5. DREAMER,
REALIST
&
CRITIC
6. ENTREPRENEURSHIP
&
ACTION
7. FACE-­‐TO-­‐FACE
CONTACT
FOR
CROSS-­‐POLLINATION
&
SERENDIPITY
8. OPEN
&
AGILE
9. LEVEL
PLAYING
FIELD
10. PROGRAMMERS
&
CONNECTORS

4. CRITICAL
SUCCESS
FACTORS
FOR
FAVOURABLE
HABITATS
FOR
CREATIVE
PROFESSIONALS
1. AFFORDABLE
SMALL
(CO)WORKING
SPACES
2. MANIFOLD
MEETING
SPACES
3. ROOM
FOR
EXPERIMENT
4. OPPORTUNITY
OR
URGENCY
5. KNOWLEDGE
INSTITUTIONS
6. AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
7. (INTER)NATIONAL
EVENTS

5. DO’S
&
DON’TS
DON’TS
THINK
NETWORKS
GROW
AUTOMATICALLY
HAVE
TOO
MUCH
FAITH
IN
‘ONLINE’
CREATE
MONODISCIPLINARY
NETWORKS
GOVERNMENT:
INITIATE
NETWORKS
DO’S
SEE
NETWORKS
EVERYWHERE
PARTICIPATE
INVITE
PEOPLE
BE
OPEN
LISTEN
TO
OTHER
STORIES
CROSS-­‐OVER
ENSURE
LEVEL
PLAYING
FIELD
GOVERNMENT:
FACILITATE
NETWORKS
&
PARTICIPATE
IN
THEM