Charles Leadbeater looks at two different types of creative economies - the open and the closed organisation. He considers the assumptions and the applications of the two models and the breaking down of the closed approach. Libraries are precursors to open innovation and the public platforms for cumulative innovation. The media, traditional research organisations and...

Joel Kotkin considers the critical role of libraries in economic success, from ancient times to the 21st century. He then looks at the opportunities provided by new technologies to disseminate information to those who are in danger of being 'left behind'. Audio and transcripts available from this presentation at the 'Library of the 21st Century...