Anatomy of a techno-creative community : the role of places and events in the emergence of videomapping in Nantes

Etienne Capron (1, 2) , Dominique Sagot-Duvauroux (1) , Raphaël Suire (3)

1 GRANEM - Groupe de Recherche Angevin en Economie et Management
2 MSH Ange-Guépin - Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Ange-Guépin
3 LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique

This article aims to study the role of places and events in the structuring of a community of innovation whose practice is at the crossroads of art and tech - videomapping. Based on an exploratory case study, we observe the relationships between the different actors who form subgroups, sharing a common interest in a techno-creative practice - but whose collective innovation dynamic is only in its beginnings. We also document the usage of places and events in their intermediation role for these subgroups. This reveals preferential circulations - patterns of moves among a set of focal locations in the city for a community – and the crucial role of these locations in creative communities emergence.

Mots clés: techno-creative innovation; places; knowledge; network analysis

Domaines: Gestion et management

Etienne Capron, Dominique Sagot-Duvauroux, Raphaël Suire. Anatomy of a techno-creative community : the role of places and events in the emergence of videomapping in Nantes. 2020. ⟨hal-02617101v3⟩