1. The Creative Corridor Project
CREATIVE CORRIDOR DIGEST
A weekly curated email of the most exciting innovation news and events
creative community.
WHERE: creativecorridor.co/digest
CREATIVE CORRIDOR STORIES
are available to explore and inspire. Organizations are invited to use them
under a creative commons license in their own communication pieces.
WHERE: creativecorridor.co/stories
CREATIVE WEEK 2013
Creative Week is a weeklong region-wide celebration October 19-26, 2013
highlighting innovation and great works from around the area: from art,
technology, and industry to performance, storytelling, and thought
leadership.
Event Categories
Create:Arts, Culinary, Culture, Entertainment and Performance
Build: Inventions, Industry and Manufacturing
Connect: Tribe-Finding and Multi-Generational Engagement
Share: Stories of Creativity, Literature and Media
Learn: Research, Medicine, Skills-Based Training
Innovate: Startup, Entrepreneurial, Innovative Companies & Creative Small Businesses
WHEN & WHERE: creativecorridor.co/creativeweek
THE WE CREATE HERE CAMPAIGN
A pride campaign of adaptable stickers, window clings, web buttons,
their pride in our region and support more innovation and creativity here.
WHERE: creativecorridor.co/wecreatehere
ABOUT THE REGION
Iowa’s Creative Corridor is home to a half million creative residents,
covering 4400 square miles, our region includes Benton, Cedar, Iowa,
Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington counties.
Project Leader
CONTACT:
Amanda Styron
Email: amanda@seedhere.org
Phone: (319) 400-7782
around the world.
VISION:
An ever-thriving region, with residents
building innovative organizations,
participating in vibrant communities and
exuding so much pride that we’re known
MISSION:
Connect, celebrate and support all those who dream big, push
boundaries, and create here.
STRATEGY:
Unleash the talent in our people, connect them across generations,
sectors, geographies and silos, and inspire everyone with the great
stories of game-changing ideas and inventions created here.
WE VALUE:
Imagination
Collaboration
Creativity
Innovation
Original work
THE BIG IDEA:
One region creating, living, building together and being a
globally known magnet for creative people, families and commerce.
WHO IS BEHIND THIS:
Led by the Regional Branding Task Force and Seed Here Studio,
The Creative Corridor Project is produced by a great collaboration
of over 1500 individuals and 50 organizations and counting.
SUCCESS:
If we do this work well and meaningfully connect the half million
creative people who live, love and build here, collaboratively leveraging
our resources and celebrating the great works created here, we will all
the increased vibrancy and stronger global reputation that comes with
continuously expanding our creative capacity and genuinely sharing
our pride for this place.
WE STRIVE TO BE:
Genuine
Transparent
Inclusive
Welcoming
Authentic
benefit along with our individual communities and companies from
WAYS YOU CAN JOIN
THIS GREAT COLLABORATION
Join in! If you live, love or create here, you’re invited to be
a big part of The Creative Corridor Project:
Live it! Pursue your creative ideas, support others who do the
same, and collaborate as much as possible.
Share your pride with We Create Here stickers and web buttons.
your favorite innovator from the region.
Celebrate! Volunteer to produce and promote Creative Week.
Sponsor Creative Week.
Be Inspired! Read, watch and share Creative Corridor Stories.
Underwrite a Creative Corridor Story to raise awareness of
Showcase your Innovation Success! Create and register an
event to be part of Creative Week 2013.
regional calendar.
Connect! Find and promote innovation events with the online
a curated email of the most exciting innovation news & events.
Stay Connected! Subscribe to the Creative Corridor Digest,
The Creative Corridor Project.
Get Creative! Suggest and lead a creative collaboration with
in the region. It’s the best way to get and stay connected to our growing
An ever-growing pool of media profiles of our region’s game-changing
creatives and innovators. These portraits, written articles and videos
t-shirts and more collateral materials to empower everyone to show