Conference Programme 2017

Click on the links in the second column below, marked “Evergreen”, to access some of the sessions that took place at the Creativity & Culture Conference 2017

Day/Time Links to Sessions Speaker Themes
9:15 Evergreen Conference Host
Jesvir Mahil
Who gets recognised for being creative and who remains ignored?
10:15 Evergreen Dr Karl K Jeffries What is creativity? What are the challenges in assessing it?
11:15 Evergreen Chris Vaughan How does creativity differentiate us from animals?
11:30 Evergreen Steven Healey What makes conversations creative in virtual environments?
12pm Evergreen Dr Finn Majlergaard How is diversity important in generating creativity?
2:15 Evergreen Delia Goldsby What is the relationship between creativity, collaboration and sustainability?
2:45 Evergreen Mark Layder How was E. Deming able to creatively transform business culture in Japan?
3:15 Evergreen Derek Cheshire How is chaos and ambiguity important in creativity?
5:15 Evergreen Kelvin Beer-Jones How do networks generate and sustain themselves, ethically and creatively?
5:30 Evergreen Melba Schertler How does creativity support us in our struggle for survival?
6:15 Evergreen Sandra Kerr Who owns creativity? Is it the individual; the group; the society or the culture?
6:45 Evergreen Ariana Mazzucchi What is the relationship between nature and creativity?
7:15 Evergreen Kerri Lake What is the relationship between creativity and harmony?

9:15 Evergreen Aryna Ryan What is everyday creativity?
10:15 Evergreen Sanyya Gardez How ecological is creative disruption to the lives of others?
10:30 Evergreen Elizabeth Harley What is the relationship between creativity & ethics?
11:15 Evergreen Kalpesh Patel How relevant is creativity in the formulaic world of personal development?
11:30 Evergreen Neema Begum How well is creativity recognised when researchers are positioned on the margins?
12:15 Evergreen Abha Maryada Banerjee How can we use synergy to collaborate creatively?
2:15 Evergreen Sofie Vanhoutte How can we use creativity to overcome physical challenges?
2:30 Evergreen Alex Garcez How can we use reading skills to develop creativity without being over-stimulated?
3pm  Evergreen Annemieken Reepingen What are the drawbacks of copyrighting and trademarking creative ideas?
5:15 Evergreen Alan Gee How do we measure the value of creativity in art?
5:30 Evergreen Nick Heap
6pm Evergreen Paul Mountjoy Is it easier to teach creatively to students at higher levels of mastery in their subjects?
6:45 Evergreen Erwin Sniedzins How can the creativity that is stimulated through travelling,  transform our lives?
7:15 Evergreen Francis Newman How can meditation stimulate creativity?