This year, BEYOND 2025 looks at how a new ecosystem is emerging—one where creators, technologists, and communities co-design the future.
You may be thinking ecosystem? It’s a term that’s cropping up everywhere – and there’s good reason for it.
The Oxford dictionary defines it as “a biological system composed of all the organisms found in a particular physical environment, interacting with it and with each other. Also in extended use: a complex system resembling this.”
And that’s where we are, a complex system resembling that.
When we talk about building a new ecosystem, it’s more than just one thing here and one thing there. It’s about every little bit of everything and how they come together.
And where there are ecosystems and organisms and environments there are communities.
In ecology, communities drive energy flow, nutrient cycling, and population regulation, shaping the ecosystem's structure and stability. Interactions within communities, like predation, competition, and mutualism, are fundamental to how ecosystems function.
In our reality, communities drive creativity, new ideas, discovery and innovation. And the interactions between us, like collaboration and even competition, are fundamental too.
So, as we build that ecosystem, we can’t forget to look after our communities – because they are the key to our success. A balanced ecosystem is a stable and sustainable state where we exist in harmony. It's not a static condition, but rather a dynamic equilibrium where we all benefit.
And GM Business Growth Hub’s plays a pivotal role in this. We bring no string attached expertise and connections that translate ideas into sustainable growth. Through robust collaboration, supportive infrastructure, and targeted programmes like Create Growth, we empower you to capture value and keep driving growth in the region.
Our vibrant eco-system is home to trailblazing digital studios, internationally acclaimed film producers and creators, musicians, performers and cutting-edge tech start-ups, all ready to make the most of the area’s deep-rooted culture of collaboration.
Let’s build this new world together.
BEYOND 25 is taking place at MediaCity 24-27 November. Sign up to the FREE Day Zero Creative Industries Mixers event here