Bandung: Creative City?
Responsive Citizens!
Dr. Dwinita Larasati, MA
General Secretary, Bandung Creative City Forum
ABC Forum, Singapore, 9 September 2014
BANDUNG
Capital of West Java Province
The 4th biggest city in Indonesia
Populated by 3 million people
60% are below 40 years old
JAKARTA
JAVA
BANDUNG
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BANDUNG
Since the colonial era, Bandung has been a center for fashion, design and architecture
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BANDUNG
Bandung is home for 50+ universities, mainly in architecture, design, art fields
Creating a new type of “Cultural industry”
Creating problem solving prototypes by social experiments through creative
products, technologies and programs, to inspire more stakeholders in the city
TECHNOLOGY
TALENT
TOLERANCE
(Florida, 2000)
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BANDUNG
Issues to approach the emergence of creative-based cultural industries (Soemardi, 2006):
The making of place | The creative culture of cities | Implications for planning policy
Currently proposing to be a member
of UNESCO Creative Cities Network in
the field of Design
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BANDUNG CREATIVE CITY FORUM
Bandung has three main potentials that determine the creative economy qualities of the city:
People | Place | Ideas
Bandung Creative City Forum (BCCF)
Since 2008 BCCF has been conducting
collective events, festivals,
and many urban
intervention programs.
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MTV EXIT
Campaign against human trafficking
& exploitation
WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC
FORUM (WIEF): 4th Marketplace for
Creative Arts
2011
TUNZA (UNEP, KLH)
Declaration: BAKSIL,
World City Forest
Forest Walk
HELARFEST Lightchestra
Ulin.bdg
Festival Kampung Kreatif
Cikapundung River Cinema
GREEN
OPEN
SPACE
PUBLIC
SPACE
2010
HELARFEST
2009
CREATIVE
ENTREPRENEUR
NETWORK (CEN)
LAUNCH
ESTABLISHMENT OF
BCCF
HELARFEST
SIMPULSPACE#2
REGIA
Blues Leuweung
Forest Dining
Yoga at the foerst
AlFresco
Children’s Workshops
DESIGNACTION.BDG to
d.confestival in BERLIN
HERITAGE
SITES &
BUILDING
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BANDUNG PRIDE
PLANET WORKSHOP
at UNESCO, PARIS
2013
SMART CITY SYMPOSIUM
at ANCB, BERLIN
TRAFFIC,
URBAN
MOBILITY
SOCIAL,
CULTURE
ENVIRONMENT
ART,
DESIGN,
BUILT
ENVT.
BDG DEVELOPMENT
WATCH AWARD
2008
2008
BIKE.BDG
MAGZ.BDG LAUNCH
SIMPUL INSTITUTE LAUNCH
YES!CLUB (CEN-IBL)
SEMARAK.BDG
RekaKota
Piknik.BDG
Bragakeun Bragaku
Ngariung Bandung
Resurrection
Nyala Merdeka
Façade Lighting Gd.
Merdeka
2012
DESIGNACTION.BDG
Expert Opinion Polling
Design Thinking Workshop
PechaKuchaNight.BDG
Riung Gunung
Angkot Day
Y-PLAN.BDG with U.C.Berkeley
CREATIVE KAMPONG FESTIVAL
REMIX SUMMIT in LONDON
2014
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BANDUNG CREATIVE CITY FORUM
BCCF programs 2014 onwards: expanding to regional and international scope
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BANDUNG CREATIVE CITY FORUM
Roadmap for implementation of Design Thinking & Urban Acupuncture strategies
in order to create a Livable, Lovable Creative City
LAUNCH!
DESIGN CITY
TAKING EFFECT
DISSEMINATION
AWARENESS
national
national
entrepreneurship
festivals
courses &
workshops
2013
kampung &
community classes
2014
regional
workshops on
hospitality, etc
integrated with
entrepreneurship
2015
international
independent
kampungs
community
networks
2016
regular
international
event
tourist destination
creative agents &
institutions
2017
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND URBAN RESILIENCE:
EXAMPLES
Three programs that represent Community Mobilization and Urban Resilience:
LIGHTCHESTRA | KAMPUNG KREATIF | DESIGNACTION.BDG
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND URBAN RESILIENCE:
LIGHTCHESTRA
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
IDLE PUBLIC
SPACES
CREATIVE
EVENTS
THE
MAKING OF
PLACE
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND URBAN RESILIENCE:
KAMPUNG KREATIF
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT,
ADVOCACY
DETERIORIATING QUALITIES
OF URBAN
HABITAT
CREATIVE
EVENTS,
WORKSHOPS
GAINING PRIDE
AND SELFCONFIDENCE
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND URBAN RESILIENCE:
DESIGNACTION.BDG
QUADRO-HELIX:
ABCG
URBAN ISSUES
DESIGN
THINKING:
EMPATHY,
REFRAMING,
PROTOTYPING
INNOVATIVE,
APPLICABLE
SOLUTIONS
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND URBAN RESILIENCE
KEYWORDS: CONNECT, COLLABORATE, COMMERCE
Supports in
policy
& infrastructure
Supports
Business
hub
GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS
SECTOR
3C
COMMUNITIES
Network
Community hub
ACADEMICS
R&D
Work-shops
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND URBAN RESILIENCE
STRATEGIES
Input from academics in
the fields of art, design
and creativity, with diverse
backgrounds &
progressive mindset
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND URBAN RESILIENCE
STRATEGIES
Supported by events:
competitions, awards,
festivals, workshops, etc.
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND URBAN RESILIENCE
STRATEGIES
Identification of
competitive values: local
natural and human
resources, storytelling
qualities, rich traditional
references, familiar
consumers
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND URBAN RESILIENCE
STRATEGIES
Enhancing local contents
and resources, roles of
four stakeholders,
complete branding &
packaging, targeting
defined markets/
consumers
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