This report draws upon quantitative and qualitative findings from a five-year, mixed-methods, Australian Research Council–funded research project, that aimed to identify ways in which the craft skills required to sustain and grow future making can be maintained and extended.

The primary aim of this project was to determine how online distribution is changing the environment for operating a creative micro-enterprise, and with it, the larger relationship between public and private spheres. A key research question was - what are the ‘self-making’ skills required to succeed in this competitive environment?

This paper reports upon very early findings from a three year ARC Discovery project exploring how online distribution is changing the environment for operating a creative micro-enterprise, with a specific focus on designer-makers. A key research question for the project is: what are the ‘self-making’ skills required to succeed in this competitive environment?

This paper draws upon findings from a 3 year creative industries study- 'Creative Tropical City'- to examine the enabling role played by the natural environment in terms of local creativity.

This paper contributes to recent debates about how urban policy discourses travel, whether they are transferable and what is lost in their translation.