Symposium
The future of work, life and education symposium
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Meet our inspirational speakers and roundtable guests and find interactive workshops to join
What will the future of work look like? How will life conditions change in the incoming years? What changes will be evident in education? This online conference addresses all these questions through talks, roundtables and the act of artful thinking reflecting on the future we are facing. The GRASP Network’s unique and specific approach is to “invent futures” by applying the catalytic power of art as an inspirational driver, thus bringing forth new skills and abilities in an ever-changing complex contemporary context by means of artistic expression. This experiential and participatory symposium is itself strongly influenced by art.
The talks, the discussions, and the interactive sessions called Knowledge Huddles draw inspiration from the sparkling world of contemporary art. In this online conference, keynote speakers and participants from all over the world share their insights on what will happen next.
When and Where?
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January 11th to 27th 2022 Online
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Keynote speakers and roundtable guests
Hannes Raffaseder
Composer and Media Artist
Austria
Gabriela Galati
Ph.D. professor of Theory and Methodology of Mass Media and Media Art Theory
Italy / Argentina
James Favaro
Architect
USA
Bror Salmelin
Open innovation 2.0 thinker and actor. Former advisor to European Commission
Finland
Diana Andone
Director of the eLearning Center of Politehnica University of Timisoara
Romania
Daniel Dahm
Founder and CEO of United Sustainability GmbH
Germany
Anne Pässilä and Allan Owens
Professor Emeritus and researchers
on Art and Creativity
UK/Finland
Sylvain Cottong
Economist
and futurist
Luxembourg
Paula Kuusipalo-Määttä
CEO, Business Coach,
Service Designer,
Finland
Dr. Erich Prem
Chief RTI strategy advisor
and CEO of eutema GmbH
Günter R. Koch
President of the Humboldt Cosmos Multiversity, Austria-Spain
Julian Nida-Rümelin
Philosopher,
Germany
Peter Weibel
Chairman and CEO of the ZKM
Germany
Gareth Presch
Founder and CEO World Health Innovation Summit UK
Santiago Espinosa de los Monteros Harispuru
Founder and CEO of Toroto
Mexico
Anja Puntari
Artist and Business Coach
in Performant by SCOA, founder of GRASP Network Italy
John Favaro
Computer scientist and co-founder of GRASP Network
USA/Italy
Dr. Giovanni Schiuma
Full Professor and Head of the Business Engineering School at LUM University Italy
Ph.D. Clara Blume
Cultural diplomat, researcher and artist in Austria/ Silicon Valley
Ulf Ehlers
Full Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning Baden Württemberg Cooperative State University Austria
Hank Kune
Co-initiator Global Lab for Societal Innovation
Netherlands
Nader Imani
Co-initiator Global Lab for Societal Innovation
Germany
Huang Chen
Co-founder of the Austrian e-learning startup “Teachify”
Austria
Georg Weingartner
Head of International Technology Cooperation, AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT
Austria
Rita Isiba
Inspiring global mindsets through communication and engagement
Austria / UK
Leonor Gonzalez
Change Management
advisor
New York, New York / USA
Rania Fernandes
Medical Student
University of Dundee
Scotland & the United Arab Emirates
Program
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The future of Life | January 13th 17:00 - 20:30 CET
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Julian Nida-Rümelin
“Digital Humanism: ethics for a future information society”
Daniel Dahm
“Rise of a regenerative economy”
Gabriela Galati
“Projecting counter-apocalyptic scenarios through art practice and theory”
Gareth Presch
“The future of Health”
ROUND TABLE GUESTS
Moderator
John Favaro
Participants
Peter Weibel
Santiago Espinosa Del Los Monteros Harispuru
Erich Prem
The future of Work | January 20th 17:00 - 20:30 CET
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Allan Owens and Anne Pässilä
“Sensible sensitivity – imagination into action within emotion”
Sylvain Cottong
“The many aspects of the Future of Work”
Anja Puntari
“Me and my profession- a never ending story”
Clara Blume
“The Interplay of Human and Artificial Creativity: An Exploration on What’s Next”
ROUND TABLE GUESTS
Moderator
Hank Kune
Participants
Bror Salmelin
Giovanni Schiuma
Georg Weingartner
The future of Education | January 27th 17:00 - 20:30 CET
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
James Favaro
“OUT OF MY MIND: An Architect’s View on the Future of Education"
Hannes Raffaseder
“Inspirational learning environments, future skills, and next generation education”
Huang Cheng
“Teachify – Motivate the learners of the future by bridging gaps between technology and people”
ROUND TABLE GUESTS
Moderator
Hannes Raffaseder
Participants
Ulf-Daniel Ehlers
Nader Imani
Diana Andone
Interactive Workshops called Knowledge Huddles
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What is a Knowledge Huddle?
Wikipedia defines a huddle as “an action of a team gathering together, usually in a tight circle, to strategize, motivate or celebrate. The concept of a Huddle is commonly used in American Football to give the team energy and a feeling of togetherness before each play. Starting from this the K-Huddle of GRASP Network is a sort of embrace of brains, a meeting between people to share understanding on a specific topic.
The methodology was created by GRASP Network to foster the understanding of subjects which usually are hard to conceive due to their immaterial and thereby invisible characteristics. A K-Huddle supports knowledge creation through artful thinking exercised within a group either as a collective body or applied and exploited by each participant individually. In practice the core of the method is to fuel inspiration for innovation in support of knowledge processes.
In a K-Huddle people come together for 3 hours to reflect on a certain topic. We facilitate these meetings using visuals and artworks in the thinking process. The K-Huddles can take place both in virtual and in physical forms. During the Symposium, Grasp Network offers three Knowledge Huddles that follow the main themes of the Symposium. Book your place in advance as we have only a restricted number of places available.
Knowledge Huddle - The Future of Life
January 11th 17:00 - 20:30 CET
In this Knowledge Huddle, the participants will collectively deepen their understanding of one of the main GRASP Symposium topics: The Future of Life. What kind of opportunities wait for us in the near and far future in relation to Life? How will our life be transformed, now and in the coming decades? The Knowledge Huddle will use visuals and artworks to facilitate the thinking process.
Knowledge Huddle - The Future of Work
January 18th 17:00 - 20:30 CET
In this Knowledge Huddle, the participants will collectively deepen their understanding of one of the main GRASP Symposium topics: The Future of Work. How will our way of working change? What will it mean to have a profession in the future? How do companies need to innovate in order to stay abreast of the competition? What competences will be needed? The Knowledge Huddle will use visuals and artworks to facilitate the thinking process.
Knowledge Huddle - The Future of Education
January 25th 17:00 - 20:30 CET
In this Knowledge Huddle, the participants will collectively deepen their understanding of one of the main GRASP Symposium topics: The Future of Education. How will our education change? Will traditional schools and universities still exist? How is digitalization influencing our way of learning? The Knowledge Huddle will use visuals and artworks to facilitate the thinking process.