The first step of this development model seems the easiest, but needs the most attention. The more time and effort is invested in this step, the more interesting and lasting the results will be. In this first step it is important to map the complete experience network of the tourist (Binkhorst and Den Dekker, 2009) and all actors involved in the city. Figure 1 gives an example of an experience network. The network of a creative tourism differs from that of a conventional tourist. The challenge is to stimulate a lasting dialogue between the actors within the creative core themselves and between the actors and the creative tourist in the