​Creative Technology spans diverse disciplines, creating unique challenges for practitioners and their organizations. Community and knowledge sharing are at the core of what drives the success of the space, but there is a lot of untapped potential. This talk will touch on the multifaceted nature of the field and will discuss how developing common languages can help bridge disciplinary divides. Artist, creative technology leader and researcher, Blair Neal will conclude with examples and actionable suggestions for how organizations and individuals might find new ways to participate and nurture the ecosystem to collectively achieve more creativity, diversity, and community.

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About our Speaker

​Blair Neal is an artist and creative technologist passionate about crafting innovative, human-centered experiences and installations. Since 2010, he has led over 80 award-winning projects, including permanent installations and activations for clients like Google, Meta, Netflix, and Nike. His work has earned Cannes Lions and helped his agency win Ad Age Small Agency of the Year. As a new media artist, Blair creates experimental light art, authors widely-referenced creative tech resources, fosters Arts+Tech communities, and is always trying to find something new to research, obsess over and create with.

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