Join us at the Creativity & Innovation Workshop!A unique dialogue between scholars of different disciplines: a psychologist, a historian and an economist |
What?
Creativity & Innovation Workshop will take place in Dubrovnik, 7-9 September, as one of the leading events of the ENTERNOVA conference.
Why?
Creativity and innovation are fundamental in art, science and business, that give humans this unique power to change their life and their environment. However, it took a very long time before humankind was able to express itself through arts, and even longer to invent scientific knowledge and technological goods, and not all human communities use them.
Number of questions emerge related to the creativity and innovation. Why do human beings create? Why do they feel the need to create? Is creativity a biological or a cultural trait of humans, or both? Is creativity a form of human language? What are the (psychological, economic, social …) incentives of creativity? When did humans realize the power of their creativity? Are there any cultural and social conditions leading humans to use their creative abilities? Why are some countries more innovative than others?
Number of questions emerge related to the creativity and innovation. Why do human beings create? Why do they feel the need to create? Is creativity a biological or a cultural trait of humans, or both? Is creativity a form of human language? What are the (psychological, economic, social …) incentives of creativity? When did humans realize the power of their creativity? Are there any cultural and social conditions leading humans to use their creative abilities? Why are some countries more innovative than others?
Who?
In order to shed some light to these urging questions, a multidisciplinary approach is needed. The workshop is organized as a dialogue between scholars of different disciplines: a psychologist, a historian and an economist.
Guest speakers:
Liane Gabora (Professor of Psychology and Creative Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada)
David Wootton (Professor of History, UK)
Lionel Artige (Professor of Economics, University of Liège, Belgium)
Guest speakers:
Liane Gabora (Professor of Psychology and Creative Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada)
David Wootton (Professor of History, UK)
Lionel Artige (Professor of Economics, University of Liège, Belgium)
About the guest speakers
Liana GaboraLiane Gabora is an Associate Professor of Psychology and creativity studies at the University of British Columbia (Canada). Her research, which employs both experimental studies with humans and computational models, has focused on creativity and how creative minds evolve over time as people adapt ideas to their own needs and tastes and put their own spin on them.
Current projects include a nonfiction book titled Dawn of the Creative Mind and a novel titled Quilandria. She is also a published fiction writer, co-owns a small mobile app company, and composes piano music. https://people.ok.ubc.ca /lgabora/ |
David WottonDavid Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History at the University of York (United Kingdom). He works on the intellectual and cultural history of the English speaking countries, Italy, and France, 1500-1800. His most recent book is The Invention of Science, published by Allen Lane.
https://www.york.ac.uk/history /staff/profiles/wootton/ |
Lionel ArtigeLionel Artige is Associate Professor of Economics at HEC Management School – University of Liège (Belgium) and co-director of the Liège Competition and Innovation Institute (LCII). His research has focused on economic growth, innovation, industrialization and deindustrialization of advanced economies. He is currently working on the role of creativity in economic performance.
http://www.lcii.eu/people /artige-lionel/ |