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Christine Ahanotu: Take Action: The Power of One

In this talk, Christine discusses the power of intentional action and the ability of one person to make drastic wide sweeping change. With references to The Butterfly Effect and featuring examples of real world application, attendees will leave this talk inspired and determined to take action in their own lives.

Rhea Allen: Unlock Your Creative Superpowers!

Are you ready to discover your superpowers as a creative? Want to wield your powers more effectively when speaking to your audience and the other artistic superheroes in your life? Join us for this inspiring presentation, and unlock all the very best versions of your artistic self!

Begum Aydinoglu: Sensuous Design - Algorithmic Thinking

To create sensory stimulation is one of the main ambitions of the design. Integration of algorithms to the process of design and design thinking improves the quality through human-machine collaboration. Asking key questions during the process of creation leads to success to create various sensories. These questions can find their answers in every scale including graphic design, product design, furniture design, architectural design, urban design and virtual-reality design. 

Frederick Van Johnson: How to Make Learning and Curiosity a Lifestyle

Most (if not all) creative professions require a constant thirst to learn, stay current, get inspired, etc. Gone are the days of learning a craft, and honing a small set of skills over several years or decades. Today's creatives need to be nimble and constantly thirsty for knowledge. In this talk, we'll talk about some ways you can weave curiosity and learning into a lifestyle.

Gordon MacLellan: Finding Stories Everywhere

As an artist and storyteller, I draw on the world around me for my inspiration, using places I visit, scents, sounds, moments to inspire stories. Here, I’d like to talk about ways of letting nature inspire us; about relaxing, not worrying, not planning. Maybe this is “creative mindfulness” – a talk that isn’t about answers but about the questions we can ask and the freedom we can give ourselves to let our creativity grow from inside and outside us…. This then feeds those more personal questions: How does my creativity influence my life? When – and how - did I find that creativity? What do I do to keep myself being creative?