Evolving Creativity: An Analysis of the Creative Method in elBulli Restaurant

Author

Suarez, Juan Luis ; Caparrini, Fernando Sancho

Author_Institution

Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

fYear

2013

fDate

16-18 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

98

Lastpage

103

Abstract

In this article we present an analysis of the creative method developed in the restaurant elBulli (www.elbulli.com) over the period 1987-2005. elBulli has been the 5-time recipient of the Best Restaurant in the World by Restaurant Magazine, and media, professionals and scientists have recognized the global impact of its work in the food industry over the last two decades. This impact is closely connected to the model of evolving creativity that elBulli team has implemented and refined over the years. We combine the qualitative study of documents produced by elBulli restaurant with networks analysis in order to represent a model of evolving creativity that can be applied to other domains and industries.

Keywords

catering industry; creative method; elBulli restaurant; evolving creativity model; food industry; restaurant magazine; Art; Databases; Knowledge management; Layout; Media; Standards; Technological innovation; Complexity; Creativity; Gastronomy; Innovation; Network Analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Culture and Computing (Culture Computing), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kyoto

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CultureComputing.2013.25

Filename

6680338