RETHINKING CREATIVITY Reception
Flagship event of the ETH Zurich Pavilion in Davos
The ETH Zurich Pavilion in Davos provides a glimpse into the incredible science and innovation coming out of this university of science and technology. This year ETH Zurich features an exhibit curated especially for the 2020 World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting around the theme of RETHINKING CREATIVITY. Join this event to hear from distinguished speakers about some of the questions activating their creativity in their diverse fields, at the interface of science and art.
Date and time
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 19.30 - 22.00
Moderated by
Chris Luebkeman, ETH Zurich
Panelists:
Manu Kapur, ETH Zurich
external page Aparna Rao, Wyss Zurich
Louise Harra, PMOD/WRC and ETH Zurich
external page Joe Paradiso, MIT Media Lab
Manu Kapur, ETH Zurich
Manu is currently a Professor of Learning Sciences and Higher Education at ETH Zurich. Manu conceptualised the notion of productive failure and has used it to explore the hidden efficacies in the seemingly failed efforts of small groups solving complex problems collaboratively in an online environment.
Aparna Rao, Wyss Zurich
Aparna Rao is an Artist in Residence at Wyss Zurich and the Founder & Director, Pors & Rao - a Bangalore based art duo. Many of her works are conceived as a kind of 'being' with basic behaviour patterns depictging involuntary aspects of human behaviour and relationships.
Louise Harra, ETH Zurich
Louise Harra, Professor of Solar Astrophysics, is a leading expert in the field of solar physics. Focusing on solar flares and coronal mass ejections, her results have a substantial impact on instrumentation for space travel. Harra is currently the Co-PI of the EUV Imager for the forthcoming ESA Solar Orbiter mission 2020.
Joe Paradiso, MIT Media Lab
Joseph (Joe) Paradiso directs the Responsive Environments group at the MIT Media Lab, which explores how sensor networks augment and mediate human experience, interaction, and perception. An ETH Alumnus, Paradiso developed precision drift chambers at the Lab for High Energy Physics at ETH Zurich - later joining the MIT Media Lab.
Chris Luebkeman, ETH Zurich
Chris Luebkeman's interest in the built environment prompted a multi-faceted education from engineering to a PhD in Architecture from ETH Zurich. While an advocate of education, Luebkeman also worked with industry leader, Arup developing its Research + Foresight + Innovation strategy.