A canvas for entrepreneurial talent
Peter Totterdill
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One of the great things about working with our partners across Europe is that you keep finding creative ideas and innovative solutions.
This one took us by surprise though.
We were in the Dutch city of Leiden for a meeting of the #Bridges5_0 project on the future of work (https://bridges5-0.eu/). Unlike on previous visits we had some time to explore this lovely city and, quite late into the evening, came across an empty department store. However the lights were on, and we spotted an illuminated sign indicating the presence of a bar deep inside the building.
Exploring a deserted department store late at night is quite a strange experience, but we did indeed find a bar and restaurant at the very top of the building, alongside what looked like an indoor circus arena.
What a great initiative! And of course the rest of the building is a blank canvas, just waiting for the right idea.
There is so much entrepreneurial talent around, so why not open up all our wasted resources to give it room to flourish?