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Urban creativity processes do not only take place within organizations; there are external actors (individuals and communities) that play an important role in these processes. This article uses a multi-scale perspective to take into account the interactions between different levels of the urban dynamics of creativity and innovation. To this end, the article focuses on social interactions and their relationship with the territory, considering creative rituals and creative scenarios from a situational perspective. From the analysis of the case of the Poblenou or 22@ district in the city of Barcelona, the article explores the tensions in the coexistence between, on the one hand, the public-private dynamics for the economic development of the district through the creation of a district centered on the development of creative and knowledge-based industries; and on the other hand, the emerging dynamics of local communities of artists, which are far from an economic exploitation of creativity. According to the model developed by Cohendet et al. (2010), this article argues that in the case of Poblenou, there is a disconnect between the “upperground” (or formal organizations) and the “underground” (or creative communities), which is a significant short circuit in the creative dynamics of the district.