“Creative Intelligence” is Bruce Nussbaum’s latest book. Currently, he’s exploring the concepts of Volatility and Vibe in generating creativity. He’s analyzing the roles of curator and patron in editing and scaling the product of creators.
Community Mentor-in-Residence
Fiona Raby explores how complex ideas can be made tangible through the design of everyday objects in ways that encourage reflection on the kind of worlds people wish to live in.
Track: Creative Science
Janet co-curates the performance, visual arts and humanities programming with Bill T. Jones at New York Live Arts, as well as collaborates with Mr Jones on the works of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company. She sometimes designs projections for the stage.
Track: XR Bodies in Space
Karen Wong is the Deputy Director of the New Museum, a mid-size museum renowned for its entrepreneurial platforms and mission: new art and new ideas. She co-founded the initiatives IDEAS CITY (2010), a residency and conference exploring the future of cities with the belief that art and culture are essential to our metropolises, and NEW INC (2014), the first museum-led incubator for art, technology and design.
Community Mentor-in-Residence
Connector, commentator, curator, Marina Garcia-Vasquez cultivates strategic thinking, builds communities, and creates global culture. As a journalist for over 16 years, she has worked for publications including The Wall Street Journal, Vice, Artsy, INC., Architectural Record, CORE77, and Mother Jones.
Track: Cultural Futures
Reena Jana is Google's Head of Content Strategy for Responsible Innovation. She has focused on intersectional innovation—how designing for underrepresented groups can unlock new user experiences for all users—spanning her career as a journalist at Businessweek, as executive editor and client consultant at frog, and at IBM's Design Lab. She's the co-author of the book New Media Art (Taschen, 2006), which looked at creative uses of video games, websites, robotics, and hacking by artists (many of whom are now driving research at major universities and tech corporations).
Track: Hybrid Practice
