Aalto Creativity Symposium 2021 Vaasa

A meeting point for scholars and practitioners September 10-11, 2021. Online (Zoom).

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This creativity symposium invites you who wants to understand more about the science of creativity, whether you are a student, scientist, teacher, entrepreneur, a leader in an organization, an artist, work in the field of psychology or else interested in creativity.

International keynote speakers and national presenters talk about various aspects of creativity: imagination, chaos, the creative process, and more. The topics are not domain specific but aim to shed light on the fundamental principles of creativity.

Creativity is a competence needed in times of change. We use our inherent creativity when solving problems, working in teams or creating art or new products or strategies. Creativity theories submerge under the surface and make our tacit knowledge of creativity visible.

Programme

Friday, September 10th

13:00	Lunch & registration
14:30	Welcome & Definition and Aspects of Creativity Elisabeth Morney, chair
14:40	Radical Creativity - What is it? The strategy of Aalto University Tuomas Auvinen, Dean of School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University
15:00	Keynote: Intelligence, Creativity and Skill Bonnie Cramond, Professor Emerita, University of Georgia, USA
16:00	Break (coffee)
16:20	Imagination as a Source for Creativity Hannah Kaihovirta, Docent, Senior researcher, University of Helsinki
16:45	Creative Thinking: Idea, Process and End Result Riikka Mäkikoskela, Head of Radical Creativity, Aalto University
17:10	Improvisational Theater, Flow and Group Dynamic Mikael Rejström, Actor & Creative Director, Stella Polaris
17:30	Marketing in an Equitable World Dee Fretwell, Instructor, School of Business, Southern Oregon University, USA
17:50	Break (coffee)
18:00	Keynote: Chaos, Complexity, and Creativity Ruth Richards, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Saybrook University, California, USA
19:00	Closing words for the day
19:15	Symposium dinner

Saturday, September 11th

9:30	Welcome to symposium day two - Hannah Kaihovirta
9:40	Quality, Taste and the Creative Product Elisabeth Morney, Aalto University
10:00	The Movement between Intuition and Evidence in the Creative Design Process Kirsi Manninen, Aalto University
10:20	Break (coffee)
10:30	Limitation as a Creative Resource *Kirsi Reinola*, Aalto University
10:50	Ethical Aspects of Creativity *Marjaana Rantama*, Aalto University
11:10	Break
11:20	What is Creativity? Perceptions of primary school children in Malta. Dr. Margaret Mangion, Senior lecturer, University of Malta, The Edward de Bono Institute for Creative Thinking and Innovation, Malta
11:40	The Role of Creativity in Interdisciplinary Work Groups in Higher Education Context Dr. Daniela Bauer, Nuremberg Tech, LEONARDO – Centre for Creativity and Innovation, Germany
12:00	Lunch
13:00	Keynote: Assessment of Creativity Bonnie Cramond, Professor Emerita, University of Georgia, USA
14:00	Break (coffee)
14:15	Round table (chair: Elisabeth Morney) Do you become more creative by studying creativity? Bonnie Cramond, Hannah Kaihovirta, Riikka Mäkikoskela
14:50	Wrap up, final words
15:00	End

Registration link below.
Registration fees:
40,00 € online participation (Aalto community free of charge)
80,00 € on-site participation
The on-site registration fee includes coffee, tea, fruit, and snacks.
On-site participants are limited to 18 persons due to pandemic restrictions. Self-pay lunch in the restaurant. Pre-orders are sent to the participants.

Venue:
Join us online or on-site in Sulva, 15 km from Vaasa, Finland 10–11 September 2021.

We warmly welcome international and national participants. The sessions will be recorded and can be viewed by participants for two weeks after the event.

Instructions for participation

The event is organised as a Zoom webinar, thus, participants can join discussion via chat and Q&A windows. Participants are not able to open their microphones, so interaction is possible only in the chat. If you have questions for the speakers, please send them via Q&A.