This is Nätverkstan Göteborg, October 2009
Photo: Conny Nylén Nätverkstan Lagerhuset, Göteborg
Nätverkstan Founded in 1996 Not-for-profit Organisational form: business Owned by Cultural Journals Project based 15 employees 70 students
Nätverkstan History 1892 1989 1992 Cultural Journal Workshop Journal Ord&Bild/ Word&Images 1996 1998 Nätverkstan Bookkeeping Subscription 2004 Culture Chock 1999 Kulturverkstan 2003 Globalverkstan 1998 Project Workshop 1999 Video Workshop
What do we do? Meeting place Production centre Resource centre Consultans Services Meeting place Lagerhuset Education In Culture and Civil Society
What do we do? Creating, problemsolving and multicultural Services Documentation and share knowledge International cooperation Consultants Meeting place Lagerhuset Education Projects cutting edge Good working environment Personal development Curiousity and development
Sphere of ideas... Critical Public Sphere Cultural Journals Media Publishing house Eurozine Freedom of speech Medialab IT Network society Digital art and politics Open Source The democratic promise of Internet Education and Training University Adult Education Consultancy Short courses Research Information society Project of Enlightenment Nätverkstan Organisational Skills Invoices Bookkeeping Cultural entrepreneurs Organisational theory Entrepreneurship Regional development Project Society Artisticly Challenging Art Aesthetics Provocation Undefinable New thinking Culture Cross sectoral Global Civil Society Social Movements Empowerment Globalisation International networks Grassroot activism new media Global Justice
Education Kulturverkstan... Project Management within Cultural field 35 students Started 1999. 2 years full time studies. Advanced Vocational Training Theory-practical tools-internship 65 85% employment and selfemployment after education We wanted to give students the tools we ourself were needed
Education Globalverkstan... Project Management within Civil society Year 2003 2007. 1,5 years full time. Advanced Vocational Training Theory practical tools Internship 85% got jobs within the field 30 students, 17 nationalities Last class examinated in May 2007
Globalverkstan
Education Presentation Technique School of Photography Project Management The National Council of Swedish Youth Organizations The Art of living on Art Göteborg University International Project Management Borås Higher Education
Services Bookkeeping for Cultural Journals and cultural organizations Register, membership services Cultural Journals Commission Management for Cultural Journals
Meetingplace Lagerhuset Physical and virtual meeting place. Workshop areas. Work space.seminars and lectures. Experimental rooms. Showroom. Laboratory. Cross-cultural cooperation. Technical infrastructure. Internet.
Other projects... Organizational overviews, for example Artistic Collective Workshop (KKV) Entrepreneurship and culture. Website, studies, development projects. Blog: www.culturalentrepreneur.se. Ramp. Incubator within art and culture. Dialogue and democracy project. Youngsters their relation to environment in the region of West Sweden. Cultural Leadership. Leadership development. Cultural strategy TJörn Municipality International work in for ex India, Kenya, Georgia, Lviv. Member of Encatc. And lots of other things...
Ungkulturdialog Technique Ung Energi Södra Älvstranden Tidskrifter Filmfestivalen Studium Project Workshop Video Studio Critical Public Sphere Atalante Eurozine Kulturkalas Not Quite Redaktörer Cultural Leadership Kulturverkstan Education ESF Malmö Världskulturmuseet Encatc Konst&Politik Regionala Medieverkstäder Kiev-projekt Medialabs Nätverkstan Global Civil Society Origo Organisation Nätek Globalverkstan LSU Kläcka Ägg Konstföretagande San Francisco Ramp KKV Röda Sten Kulturchock Sida Faktor X Utbildningsdagar Bokmässa Panduro GAC Festivaler i Sverige FSK Göteborg Universitet Projekt Trappan Samhällsentreprenör Projektet kultur- och medieproduktion Nurope Working Group Creativity and Education Dans i Väst Indien WSF Nairobi Community Art Lab HRIDC The Long Tail Georgia Dem Collective Borås Högskola Kenya
How do we do? Risk and Trust. From below. Deal with risktaking. New ideas. At the same time minimizing risk. Plan A, B, C...Alternative ideas. Flexibility. Many projects in constant flow Mixed economy. Public money. Customers. Many eggs in different baskets. Analytical, organisational and creative skills Run by practioners Big ideas + worst case scenarios
How is it organised? Owners Board Project Managers Director Projects Management body Economy Head of units KV Nätek MV
Board Permanent services. Long term projects. Stability. Owners Project Managers Director Projects Management body Economy Project based structure. Short term. Flexibility. KV Nätek MV Head of units
What does it take? Curiosity. How do others do? Courage. Take risks and initiative. Dare entering new arenas. Openness. Generosity. Share experience, knowledge and information. Interest in development. See your own lackings. Urge to learn new, re-new, engagement, your own interest.
www.culturalentrepreneur.se www.globalverkstan.net www.kulturverkstan.net www.natverkstan.net Nätverkstan Kultur i Väst Lotta Lekvall, Director Nätverkstan lotta.lekvall@natverkstan.net 2009 natverkstan