Be up to date on the role of creativity in organizations and the economy at large. Realize what people are thinking about creativity and what they are doing about it.

Creativity is a new catchword. Organizations want to be creative, professionals seek creative work, and the economy of the future has to be a creative one. Creativity and culture are increasingly important for economic development.

The aim of the course is to bridge the knowledge and experiences of those in science, the arts and business. It will give professionals and advanced students the latest insights into the sources and nature of creativity. It will explore the characteristics of environments that foster creativity in the workplace and society as a whole. It will pay special attention to the role that the arts can play in fostering a creative environment and how creativity can contribute to better government policies and better leadership in professional organizations.

Participants will learn from scholars who are working on the frontiers of the research on creativity as well as from artists and experts who have experience with creative processes in the working environment.