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As human beings, as organizations, and as societies, we need creativity more than ever; crises turn us inwards, narrowing mindsets and ways of thinking and doing. A better – but more demanding - option is to stay curious, strive to learn something new, and challenge your own thinking and routines: take a journey into the unknown and break silos. 💥   Radical Creatives documentary, directed by Emilia Hernesniemi, delves into this world-changing power of radical creativity. The film explores the unconventional approaches of individuals and teams, telling a powerful story of conquering self-doubt. Instead of ready-made answers, it encourages us to experiment, embrace uncertainty, and take risks – to be radically creative. 💫   Today, we at Aalto EE were privileged to watch this incredible documentary. The Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Tuomas Auvinen, highlighted that a huge demand for radical creativity exists in the markets and among businesses. The need and chance to change the future for the better is right now, right here! 🚀   🎥 Learn more and watch the trailer: https://lnkd.in/dFdK3rUs   #radicalcreativity #radicalcreatives Aalto University

🌟 Unlock a New Dimension in Art 🎨✨ Traditional art engages our eyes, but what if you could experience art through your other senses too? Imagine feeling the texture, hearing the story, and even smelling the emotions captured in a masterpiece. Our latest blog post on #MuseIT website, written by our partner Actronika SAS, dives into this revolutionary approach, exploring how multisensory art experiences are breaking traditional barriers and opening up new, immersive ways to connect with creativity and foster accessibility. This blog also describes the role and type of haptic technologies used in #MuseIT, with a specific focus on the Skinetic vest. Whether you're an art lover, a tech enthusiast, or simply curious about the future of art and culture, this post is a must-read! #inclusion #haptic #innovation #art #museit

What does it mean to put theory into practice? Here at #XEC, the School of Cultural Technology offered students a chance to create and exhibit their projects at the Suzhou Bay #Digital #Art #Museum. Students can get a sense of the implementation of #artwork in real-world scenarios. Read more about student's artwork: https://bit.ly/3zg6aXf

🌍 Welcome to Art & Science Node (ASN) 🌍 We’re thrilled to introduce Art & Science Node, a Berlin-based network dedicated to fostering a synergy between Art, Science, and Technology. Our mission is to create a space where creativity, research, and innovation intersect to inspire new ways of thinking and doing. With a global network of scientists, artists, technologists, and educators, ASN has grown into a collaborative platform for diverse, interdisciplinary projects that include: 🎨 International Exhibitions: Showcasing projects that merge artistic expression with scientific insights. 🔬 “Artists in Laboratories” Residencies: Giving artists a chance to work directly within scientific settings. 🌐 Public Engagement Initiatives: Developing communication strategies that connect the public with today’s most pressing research and ideas. 💬 Interactive Panels & Workshops: Encouraging discussions and hands-on learning experiences to deepen the art-science relationship. At ASN, we believe that the challenges of our time demand innovative thinking across disciplines, and we’re here to lead and support this transformation. Whether you’re an artist, scientist, researcher, or curious mind, we invite you to join us on this journey toward a more knowledge-driven, interconnected society. 📲 Follow us for updates on our latest projects and initiatives, and feel free to reach out if you're interested in collaboration! Artistic Director: Joanna Hoffmann Concept: Art & Science Node Animation: Marco Bani Music: Sarc:o-Manifesto #ArtAndScience #InnovationNetwork #InterdisciplinaryResearch #PublicEngagement #ArtInScience #ScienceAndSociety

Creative revolutions constitute major disruptions within a domain - they display both a high degree of novelty & sufficiently high value for future creative productions to take them as a new point of reference. https://lnkd.in/e3E26sK3 “Science” “Art” “RelationalSpace” “Revolution”

Excited to share that my latest article (co-written with Rasmus Koss Hartmann), “Putting the Spotlight on 'Tech Theater': A Model for Unmasking Protagonist Tech Companies”, has just been published in IEEE Engineering Management Review. If you've ever wondered whether some tech companies deserve an Oscar for their performance as "good tech companies," this one's for you (link in comments). Catch the full show (ahem, article) now and see what happens when the curtain falls. 🎬📚 #TechTheater #IEEE #EngineeringManagement #TechEthics Abstract: Drawing on the concept of “techwashing”, i.e. claiming to be more technologically proficient than you really are, we here conceptualize and explain a marked tendency in practice for firms to expand on this label, attempting to describe themselves as good tech companies , i.e. technology companies that serve a greater good and act in accordance with ethical values and societal norms . Our conceptual framework introduces the ‘ tech theater’ label and describes the good tech company role that is being played and how it is being perceived by the outside world. We explicate how the so-called “tech theatre” plays out, i.e. the disconnect between a communicated and enacted corporate identity, the mismatch of which is grounded in exaggerated ‘good tech company’ aims and claims . We posit that this helps us to understand the behavior of many leading tech companies, as the narrative of good tech companies comprises an important explanatory mechanism of their behavior. In so doing, we seek to contribute to the burgeoning literature on the theatrics of tech companies, and help guide technical managers out of the theater. IT-Universitetet i København ISDI - Information Systems & Digital Innovation Research Group, IT University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Business School IEEE IEEE TEMS: Technology and Engineering Management Society Master i IT-ledelse på ITU MBD, Master of Business Development, CBS

Symposium What Methods Do - Tuesday 9 April - Livestream Artistic research makes the relationship between art and society permeable. Rather than bracketed in the private realm of the lone artist or the network of autonomous art institutions, artistic research opens up its practice to the public domain. Its #methods become part of collective process of exploration and re-imagining. This #symposium will explore and evaluate how these methods play a role in producing knowledge, shifting boundaries between disciplines, and reconfiguring the agency of #art in a societal context. What do methods do? How can they be used? How do they address the urgencies of a world in dire need of new perspectives? The international symposium on Artistic Research Methods will take place at the Textile Museum in Tilburg the Netherlands on 9 April, starting time 13.00. It is organized by Leiden University's Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) and the Platform for Arts Research in Collaboration (PARC), in coordination with Fontys University of Applied Sciences Tilburg and the Society for Artistic Research (SAR). The symposium is an initiative of Route Kunst – NWA, the Dutch National Research Agenda. Go to the website whatmethodsdo.com for the full program. The symposium is fully booked, register now for the livestream: https://lnkd.in/eu33DrmN Leiden University - Faculty of Humanities / Hogeschool der Kunsten Den Haag #artisticresearch #artisticresearchmethods #acpa #acpaleiden #leidenuniversity #fontys #SAR #RouteKunstNWA

A picture is worth a thousand words – and with VisualSearch, you don’t even need those words. 📸 This technology allows museums to search their collections faster and uncover hidden treasures. For example, a Dutch museum discovered duplicate photos that couldn’t have been found using keywords. How? VisualSearch recognized the similarity in image composition. Curious how this innovation is shaping the future of collection management? Read our blog! 👉 https://sowo.kr/n4VnxG63

Excellent news! 16th Society for Artistic Research International Conference will be held in Porto in 2025! #ArtisticResearch is a grounbreaking way of innovation that increases #human value to practices. It is a concept that propels new modes of knowing and doing producing socially innovative ways of living and developing community-based projects inspired in novel way of collaboration with the #arts at their core. I had the honor of participating in the inception of these modes of knowing and doing in the #EuropeanForumforAdvancedPractices (#EFAP) #CostAction, which are aligned to #NewEuropeanBauhaus premises, in order to construct socially, economically and environmentally sustainable as well as inclusive and beautiful ways of more-than-human existence.

The interplay between art and technology in the 21st century has created a myriad of impacts across various domains. These impacts include promoting creativity and innovation, the emergence of digital art, international communication and globalization, changes in exhibition experiences, and the challenges and critiques arising from technological advancements. This interdependence has shaped a dynamic cultural and artistic sector that continuously evolves and prompts inquiries and analyses regarding its effects on contemporary society. @antigonekoutalieri @scienceart