03:30 pm
Mon Mar 11

Humanizing Innovation With Artistic Collaborations (OFFICIAL)

JW Marriott Austin
110 E 2nd Street, Austin, TX, 78701
0.61km W

This is an official event. More info on badges, wristbands & priority access.

JW Marriott

Salon 6

110 E 2nd St.

Speakers

Domhnaill Hernon

Nokia Bell Labs

Julia Kaganskiy

NEW INC

Kenric Mcdowell

Google LLC

Sarah Newman

MetaLAB At Harvard University, Berkman Klein Center For Internet & Society

How can we become more creative, expand our thinking and come up with more innovative, original ideas? One approach that seems to be growing in popularity is artist residency programs, which embed artists into technology and research enterprises and foster collaborations between the artists and engineers. Bringing together divergent (creative) and convergent (practical) thinkers, these types of collaborations can expand the scope of possibility and produce surprising results. How do these programs work and what is the tangible benefit for both the companies and artists involved? We’ll look at historical examples like Experiments in Art & Technology and Xerox Parc and hear from top companies running artist residencies today about the challenges, benefits and opportunities of this interdisciplinary approach.

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Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Interactive Badge

Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Film Badge

Format: Panel

Event Type: Session

Track: Design

Level: Intermediate