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CHRISTIAN BYRGE: CULTIVATING CREATIVITY

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Christian Byrge, an accomplished expert in creativity, serves as a full professor in Business Creativity at Vilnius University Business School. With a track record of training over 100,000 professionals globally and advising 300+ organizations on creativity development, he's a leading au...

MARJAN VAN AUBEL: SOLAR POWER TO THE PEOPLE

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Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel (1985) is shining some much-needed light – pun intended – on solar energy. With her studio, she creates designs that bring solar energy into daily life in the most aesthetically pl...

Hedy Tjin Portrait

HEDY TJIN: THE WORLD AS A CANVAS

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Hedy Tjin is an Amsterdam-based illustrator and designer. Since graduating from the Academy of Arts in Utrecht, Tjin has established herself as an artist with a trademark palette, an alluring aesthetic, and a strong social conscience. The world is Tjin's canvas, literally, for she design...

THE TJONG-KHING: AN ILLUSTRATED LIFE

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Thé Tjong-Khing (1933) is something of a legend, although he is far too modest to agree with that label. He is one of the Netherlands' most famous and beloved children's book illustrators: literally, everyone has at one time seen his work. Throughout his alm...

KEVIN WALKER: CREATIVITY IN TIMES OF AI

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With AI being a hot topic, we turned to Kevin Walker to discuss AI and its implications for creatives. Walker, an Associate Professor of Immersive Media at Coventry University, leads a research theme, focused on AI and Algorithmic Cultures at the Centre for Postdigital Cultures. His rese...

NANCY POLEON: ROCK & ROLL BRANDING AND FEMALE LEADERSHIP

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Creativity isn't, and shouldn't be, limited to those working in creative industries. Meet Nancy Poleon, founder of BrandedU

Bart Jan Steerenberg Profile

BART-JAN STEERENBERG: FACILITATING CREATIVE GROWTH IN EDUCATION

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Bart-Jan Steerenberg (1975), designer, artist, teacher and founding father of The Institute of Creativity. For the past couple of years he’s been doing research into creativity at The Amsterdam University of Appl...

DICK SWAAB: THE CREATIVE BRAIN

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Dick Swaab (1944), a distinguished Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Amsterdam, is a leading authority on the human brain. Throughout his extensive career, he authored numerous publications, received many awards and honors, and wrote several best...

Erik Kessels Profile

ERIK KESSELS: PERSONALITY OVER PORTFOLIO

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Erik Kessels (1966) is a Dutch artist, designer, and curator, known for his work in photography, advertising and publishing. He the co-founder and creative director of KesselsKramer, an independent communications agency based in Amsterdam. Kessels is a prolif...