How Creative Bureaucracy Will Change Urban Life

Creative bureaucracy is a new approach to the development of urban economy and communities. This approach provides a chance for successful dialogue between residents and officials and the emergence of projects that citizens really need

About the expert: Elena Zelentsova — the author of the book 'Creative industries: theories and practices' and the founder of the agency 'Creative industries'. Head of the Department of Territorial Development named after V.L. Glazycheva of the School of Design (ION) of the RANEPA, Deputy Director of the Center for Creative Industries of the RANEPA. Creative bureaucracy is a new type of urban governance aimed at finding innovative and modern managerial solutions and involving urban communities in the processes of change. Creative bureaucracy encompasses different areas of urban life — the economy, culture, urban development, urban planning and urban governance itself. Creative bureaucracy is also a new way of urban communication, a kind of social network, where communication takes place between different people and groups interested in solving problems or finding solutions: beautification of the yard, repair of buildings and roads, infrastructure development. In Russia, the concept of creative bureaucracy is only nascent...