#4 John Howkins - Writer and strategist on the creative economy
Release Date: 05/06/2019
Creative Practice
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Evgeny discusses building a company on trust, leading authentically, the future of coaching and why this moment is enough.
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Jude discusses overcoming obstacles, leadership in the arts, cultural activism and building a global movement towards a gender equal world.
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Ingrid discusses lessons learned and insights gained from an illustrious career as a movement director: (Royal Shakespeare Company, Lyric Hammersmith, Royal Court, Almeida Theatre, Nouveau Riche) and performer: (Dallas Black Dance Theater, Disney’s The Lion King, Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Green Candle Dance Company, Uchenna Dance).
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Naveen Arles BCA is an inspirational vocal leader and animateur, a specialist in community building, leading groups and supporting them to create meaningful experiences for both the participants and, wherever possible, the audience.
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Andrew Missingham is a drummer, musician, producer and the co-founder of B+A, the fastest most creative management consultancy in the world. B+A work with organisations in the cultural, for profit and social sectors helping them change for the better. They have worked with an extraordinary range of organisations, many of which you may well have heard of. These include Punchdrunk, Microsoft, Nike, The FT, Google, intel and Patreon.
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Robbie Swale is a coach. In the earlier stages of his career Robbie spent periods as a director, a trustee and as a manager in various arts organisations, all of which contribute to a creative approach to his coaching work and life in general. Since moving into coaching he has built a thriving business offering both one to one coaching and group coaching programmes.
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Christopher Daniel is an architect, educator, designer and inveterate enthusiast. He runs Polysemic, an interdisciplinary design studio making strategies and places for performance and community.
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Jessica Bowles is the Principal Lecturer and Course Leader of the MA/MFA Creative Producing at Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Trained originally as a Designer for Film and TV Jessica's career in education has spanned writing the BA (Cons) Theatre Practice Course at Central School of Speech and Drama and introducing undergraduate Circus and Puppetry degrees to UK Higher Education. Jessica also founded the Masters course in Creative Producing which she now leads.
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John's first book 'The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Ideas' has become the seminal account of how creative people think and develop new ideas. His follow-up book 'Creative Ecologies: Where Thinking is a Proper Job' applies new ideas on ecology to how people work together and co-creativity. John has worked with a wide range of people and organisations in over thirty countries to increase understanding of creativity and innovation in a business environment.
info_outlineJohn's first book 'The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Ideas' has become the seminal account of how creative people think and develop new ideas. His follow-up book 'Creative Ecologies: Where Thinking is a Proper Job' applies new ideas on ecology to how people work together and co-creativity. It asks, Where do we think best? Over the last fifteen years John has worked with a wide range of people and organisations in over thirty countries to increase understanding of creativity and innovation in a business environment. He continues to write, lecture and debate on the creative economy and what it means for us.