The Serendipity, Creativity and Innovation Lab, based at London Metropolitan University, UK, is an interdisciplinary research group working across psychology and philosophy to investigate how people navigate uncertainty, ignorance and contingency. We are particularly interested in how people take advantage of the possibility generated by luck in the environment and employ a range of methods to understand this.

sci-lab.org | Dr. Wendy Ross (w.ross@londonmet.ac.uk)

The Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE) is a Norwegian centre located at the University of Bergen. It was established in 2016 and is an R&D learning sciences unit that contributes to international research and national competence development on education and lifetime learning. SLATE advances knowledge by exploring and clarifying concepts such as learning analytics, big and small data in education, artificial intelligence in education, assessment for learning, and creativity, learning & technology. SLATE draws together researchers from multiple disciplines including information science, cognitive science, psychology, and pedagogy, and conducts integrated research that advances theory, as well as informs education practice and policy. The creativity, learning and technology heme explores sociocultural underpinnings of technology-enabled creativity, learning and innovation. This is critical for the advancement of new ideas in both school and business, helping businesses stay competitive and enabling learners to cope with uncertain futures (i.e., 21st Century Skills).

slate.uib.no | Dr. Ingunn Johanne Ness (Ingunn.Ness@uib.no) |
Dr. Barbara Wasson (Barbara.Wasson@uib.no).

The Serendipity Society is comprised of researchers examining the complex phenomenon of serendipity from a variety of disciplinary and organizational perspectives. Given the growing interest among industry and academic institutions in developing spaces for serendipity, our mission is to create and nurture an active network of serendipity researchers, which supports collaboration among senior and junior scholars, promotes rigorous interdisciplinary research; works toward the consolidation of research and development of theory; creates a platform from which to develop serendipity research as an independent field of study and provides a resource of expertise on serendipity to which organizations, funders, innovators, and planners can turn.

theserendipitysociety.wordpress.com | Dr. Samantha Copeland (S.M.Copeland@tudelft.nl) | Wendy Ross (w.ross@londonmet.ac.uk).

The Marconi Institute for Creativity (MIC), University of Bologna, Italy, started in 2011 at the initiative of the University of Bologna and of the Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi. The MIC institute is concerned with all aspects related to creative and inventive thinking, idea generation, innovation. The MIC institute is located at Villa Griffone (Bologna, Italy), the home of Guglielmo Marconi, where radio was invented in 1895. The MIC research activity is dedicated to: the development of theoretical models to describe the process underlying the generation of new ideas and the thinking strategies to be adopted; the setting up of experiments to demonstrate and validate theoretical assumptions; the use and application of the theoretical findings to practical problems.

mic.fgm.it | Dr. Giovanni Emanuele Corazza (giovanni.corazza@unibo.it).

The Dynamics of Creativity (DoC) laboratory, based at the University of Trieste, is mainly focused on the understanding of the psychological mechanisms at the basis of the creative thinking process dynamics. Creative thinking is conceived in the DoC Lab as a complex system emerging from the interactive relationships between cognitive, emotional, personality and contextual factors. The creative thinking process is explored through different research lines and methodological approaches aimed at understanding the creative dynamics from a multivariate point of view. The DoC Lab is based at the University of Trieste, but it is grounded in international and interdisciplinary collaborations.

dsv.units.it/en/research/researchareas/researchgroups/54595 | Dr. Sergio Agnoli (sergio.agnoli@units.it).

Institute for Business Creativity, Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, Switzerland. The IBC aspires to be a global leader in practice-based management and organizational research for the creative advancement of the hospitality and service industries and to be distinguished by its creation of progressive knowledge and its inspiring, supportive and inclusive work environment. Its mission is to produce impactful and leading-edge contributions for academia and industry and to build bridges between these two worlds. It will achieve this by: a) Building industry-sponsored research labs that focus on issues, which are of significance to the hospitality and service industries; b) Embracing the concept of creativity by producing and disseminating knowledge that is both novel and relevant; and c) Leading the development of individual students and academics to advance hospitality and service management scholarship.

ehl.edu/en/institute-of-business-creativity | Dr. Marc Stierand (Marc.Stierand@ehl.ch)

IdeActivity Centre, Milan Polytechnic, Italy. IDEActivity is a centre of Excellence in Creativity and Design within the Department of Design at Politecnico di Milano, expert in both People-Centred Approach and Design Thinking methods. We merge design research and studies on creativity to support private and public organization in reaching a radical innovation. Our focus is dedicated to generate flexible design methods and tools able to empower the factors of creativity – cognitive, motivational, emotional and social – that intervene in the creative design process. The centre is on the front line in the investigation of digital influences on creative and design thinking. Among others, we are developing methods to exploit digital opportunity to empower creativity in the design process; to guide the application of digital tech to create innovative digital solutions at the service of human needs; and to forecast future design scenarios to orient new business.

ideactivity.polimi.it | Marita Canina (marita.canina@polimi.it).

The Research Unit in the Psychology of Creativity and Invention at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy, aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, teachers and professionals who study creativity from different perspectives. The Unit is a meeting point for different areas of expertise, with members coming from Faculties of Psychology, Economics and Education. Research topics include, but are not limited to, assessment/empowerment of creative thinking, the psychology of creative experience, group creativity, music and creativity, and the role of emerging technologies in supporting creativity.

dipartimenti.unicatt.it/psicologia-unita-di-ricerca-psicologia-della-creativita | Dr. Andrea Gaggioli (andrea.gaggioli@unicatt.it).

The Institute for Creativity and Innovation (ICI) was established in 2017 at the University of Applied Management in Ismaning (Greater Munich), Germany. Traditionally, creativity and innovation are often examined separately in terms of research and practical endeavors, even though they are indispensable from each other. The ICI strives to combine knowledge and studies about creativity and innovation. The mission of the ICI is to promote a holistic understanding of the antecedents, development and management of creativity and innovation at both individual and organizational levels. To achieve these goals, the ICI takes an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach, integrating perspectives and experiences of both academics and practitioners from different disciplines and across cultures.

ici.iunworld.com | Dr. Min Tang (Min.Tang@fham.de).

House of Imagination is an arts based charity working in partnership with Bath Spa University UK. House of Imagination is devoted to the power of imagination especially in young people, we create spaces for children and young people to collaborate with creative professionals, to inspire ways to learn creatively and imaginatively together. House of Imagination is a home for improvisation, creativity and innovation and a place to make those things visible to an international audience through research. We invite a multi-disciplinary approach to creative education, focusing on developing children’s and young people’s creative learning dispositions. We know from our 22 years of experience of House of Imagination that creativity, culture and the arts can be transformative in our lives. We want young people to aspire to be creative in the world, to make a difference. We are committed to working alongside young people, in connecting and amplifying the voice of young people who in turn will inform social creative action and create social change.

houseofimagination.org | Dr. Penny Hay (p.hay@bathspa.ac.uk).

Creativity Marketing Centre, ESCP London, UK. Our mission is to be a hub for thought leadership and knowledge exchange on the role of creativity and marketing. The Centre brings together academics, marketing practitioners and experts from all sectors, eager to participate in harnessing creativity to rethink the rules of the game in marketing. The Centre engages in cutting edge academic research on creativity and its role in strategic rethinking and marketing. Marketers need creativity, alongside rigorous analysis, to leverage the opportunities and meet the challenges that result from volatile contexts, markets redefined by interactive and mobile technologies, and the ever-increasing expectations of diversified stakeholders for transparency and engagement.

creativitymarketing.org | Marie Taillard (mtaillard@escp.eu)

United Platform for Creativity in Education (UPCE), Utrecht University & Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. UPCE brings together creativity researchers across the globe to enlarge our shared knowledge on creativity in education. We aim to map the terrain, to deepen collaboration, and to transfer research findings to educational practice. Researchers from various perspectives will be connected to share their ideas, instruments, and findings. Additionally, we aim to establish sub-networks of researchers that will form the basis for future collaboration. Our conferences focusing on empowering creativity in education will enable both young creativity researchers and creativity experts to share their thoughts and to enrich their ongoing projects. By collaborating with universities across continents and schools ranging from primary to higher education, we aim to bridge the gap between creativity research and practice. By enhancing creativity research and creative practices in education, we aim to better prepare students for a constantly changing society.

upce.org | Dr. Evelyn Kroesbergen & Dr. Kiene Brillenburg Wurth (UPCE@ru.nl)

Institute for Creativity and Innovation of Aix-Marseille (InCIAM), University Aix Marseille, France. A scientific multidisciplinary network, conducting fundamental and applied research, in connection with the socio-economic world, to understand and support creative and innovation processes in the fields of health, education and work. It gathers 17 laboratories conducting research in various disciplines, such as Psychology, Management Science and Education Science, focused on the analysis of processes that extend from the emergence of ideas to the implementation of innovations. The collaborations carried out in this institute contribute to a better understanding of creative and innovation processes and to the development of innovations adapted to human capabilities, limitations and needs. This pluridisciplinary research impacts both scientific and social advances.

univ-amu.fr/en/public/institute-creativity-and-innovation-inciam | Dr. Nathalie Bonnardel (nathalie.bonnardel@univ-amu.fr)

The Edward de Bono Institute was established at the University of Malta in collaboration with Professor Edward de Bono in 1992, with the aim of teaching his thinking tools at the University. However, as the Institute progressed, it expanded and diversified its lecturing, research and outreach portfolio to cover four interrelated subject areas, namely creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and foresight. The Institute offers a Master in Creativity and Innovation, a Diploma in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a Ph.D. in Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and/or Foresight, as well as a number of undergraduate study-units that form part of a variety of courses at the University of Malta. The Edward de Bono Institute is involved in a number of international initiatives including Global Entrepreneurship Week, World Creativity and Innovation Week, and EU-funded projects. Members of staff and postgraduate students have produced several publications including books, book chapters, conference papers and journal articles.

um.edu.mt/create | Dr Leonie Baldacchino (leonie.baldacchino@um.edu.mt)

CREATIO group, the Laboratory for Microgenesis in Social Interactions (LABMIS), University of Brasilia, Brazil. CREATIO is a research group created in March 2019, with the purpose of investigating creative processes from a cultural perspective on human development. With a strong interdisciplinary emphasis, the group is informed by cultural psychology, social psychology, dialogism, pragmatism and semiotics, among other areas of knowledge. Among our topics of interest are: the study and scientific investigation of creativity and its development processes; human development and creativity processes; creativity and culture; creativity and dialogism; possibility as a concept linked to the creative act; wonder and creativity; creativity development processes in different contexts: school, work and family; investigation of the relationship between creativity and education; and creativity, construction of values and culture of peace.

pgpds.unb.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=678 | Dr. Mônica Souza Neves-Pereira (monicasouzaneves@gmail.com)

DEC, the Laboratory of studies on Dialogism, Aesthetic Experience, and Creativity at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. LabDEC aims to expand our understanding of the emergence of novelty within I-other relationships. Based on a dialogical analysis, creativity is studied as a psychological process inherent to symbolic action and actualized in opportunities for meaning that are unique, affective regulated and culturally mediated in human communicative interactions. Thus, one of the main challenges of the study of creativity is to effectively develop an understanding of its aesthetic-holistic, affective-cognitive and, especially, intersubjective dimensions. These are the main subjects researched by DEC in various contexts.

dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/554404 | Dr. Marina Assis Pinheiro (marinaassis.pinheiro@gmail.com)

The Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership Assessment (CLIA) Lab is located in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA. The lab includes graduate students in I-O Psychology and undergraduate students. Our research includes both basic and applied research. Research areas studied include: 1) Evaluating cognitive processes of creativity, especially early (problem identification and construction) and late (idea evaluation and selection) processes at the individual and team level. 2) The intersection of team cognitive creative processes and team social processes that facilitate or inhibit creativity. 3) Malevolent creativity. 4) Creativity measurement. 5) Leading for creativity and innovation.

Dr. Roni Reiter-Palmon (rreiter-palmon@unomaha.edu)

Work in the Laboratory for Relational Cognition focuses on relational thinking and reasoning, i.e., how we understand the connections between the ideas and events we encounter and how we come up with new, creative connections. Current directions in the lab include learning of relational concepts and reasoning strategies (including in real-world STEM classrooms), enhancing creative cognition and relational reasoning through training and electrical neuromodulation, overcoming anxiety about being creative, and identifying neurocognitive bases of relational concepts and schemas about supernatural entities. Our work engages and, where appropriate, seeks to integrate behavioral, brain-imaging, and genetic data.

cng.georgetown.edu | Grace Porter, Lab Manager (gp548@georgetown.edu).

The TD School at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) explores creativity between and across disciplines to address the complex challenges of our time. The faculty pioneers new possibilities in transformational learning through programs like the world-first, multi-award-winning Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII). Radical in its ambition, this degree combines students from 25-degrees across UTS in a future-oriented, industry-engaged curriculum that encompasses high-level critical and creative thinking, invention, complexity, innovation, future scenario building and entrepreneurship. The faculty’s educational and research aim is to re-imagine innovation across, between and beyond singular disciplines for greater social impact.

uts.edu.au/about/td-school | Dr Bem Le Hunte (Bem.LeHunte@uts.edu.au)

Creative Agency is an innovative research lab at RMIT University based in the School of Education which seeks to Innovate—Activate—Educate research about creativity, creative practice and its power to change social structures. We work across sectors, co-designing transdisciplinary projects that provoke social change through education, creative and cultural industries, and theoretical and methodological experimentation. Launched in August 2017, Creative Agency provides a space for linking key sectors such as community arts, public education, design, digital media, government, economics, healthcare, business, and cultural industries. Our regular series of community collaborative playdates continues twice yearly, and our Artist Fellow program is in its second year. We provide consultation on creativity studies, creative education, workplace futures, and socio-cultural creativity.

creativeresearchhub.com | Dan Harris (anne.harris@rmit.edu.au)

The International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY Buffalo State College researches and teaches Creativity, creative problem-solving, and change leadership for more than half a century. It is the first educational institution in the world to offer a Master of Science in Creativity studies. The Center carries the unique vision of its founding fathers to this day: Dr. Alex F. Osborn — an outstanding creative practitioner and the ‘O’ in the global advertising firm BBDO, and Dr. Sidney J. Parnes — a pioneering academic and scholar. The duo has developed the Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem-Solving model, today a gold-standard for innovation practices. Thus, ICSC is an Academic department with a profound inclination towards applied Creativity and problem-solving. Its faculty members are a blend of renowned scholars, educators, and practitioners. The Center’s mission is to ignite Creativity around the world. Its vision is of a future where Creativity would be taught in every school and at every level, everywhere.

creativity.buffalostate.edu | Dr. Gerard Puccio (pucciogj@buffalostate.edu)

The Creativity and Emergent Educational-futures Network (CEEN) is a research group within the Graduate School of Education at University of Exeter, which seeks to bring together individuals with overlapping and intersecting philosophical orientations, ideologies and values that challenge the status quo on education. Despite our diversity, we all do work that argues for the centrality of difference and emergence in our practices of thinking, being and doing, and the necessity of researching education beyond boundaries. Our aim is to grow and support an eclectic, open and flexible network of researchers and thinkers (colleagues and students from UoE and beyond) who mutually inspire each other. Underpinning our multiple perspectives is the idea of ‘pluriversality’, which challenges dominant linear, ‘monological’ understandings conducted exclusively within one point of view or frame of reference. This stance positions much of our research as inter- or trans- disciplinary. Examples include research into: science/arts transdisciplinary education in formal schooling and Higher Education; decolonising educational relationships in HE; arts research in health and education.

socialsciences.exeter.acsocialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/education/research/networks/ceen | Professor Kerry Chappell (k.a.chappell@exeter.ac.uk)

Innovation Office Ltd is a London-based consultancy specialising in the design and delivery of entrepreneurial performance training programmes. Amongst our clients and partners we count the London School of Economics, the University of Central Lancashire and an investor network associated with Rotary International. Our flagship programme is a series of investment readiness workshops supporting founders in securing pre-seed and seed capital for their ventures. What sets us apart from other training providers is our holistic approach that goes beyond purely skills-based training by providing our course participants with an ongoing peer-support-community and relatable role models that we learned are crucial for their fundraising success. We cater for the specific needs of founders from underrepresented backgrounds as well as for people without prior commercial experience working with a network of guest speakers that collectively have raised over £83m in funding for their ventures. Our team consists of experienced fundraisers, investors and entrepreneurs that bring together expertise across key industries including technology, art & media, telecoms, healthcare, consumer products, retail, education and sustainability. What unites us is a shared passion for addressing structural inequalities and promoting fairer and more inclusive innovation ecosystems.

innovationoffice.co | Daniel Schneider (d.schneider@innovationoffice.co)

The Interdisciplinary Research Group Organizing Cognition in Knowing Organizations — OCKO at the University of Vienna, Austria focuses on processes of innovation, knowledge creation, learning, creativity, and change/transformation in educational, research, and organizational/work settings. We view these settings (e.g., universities, companies) as socio-epistemic systems/organizations that are capable of creating novel knowledge (i.e., ‘knowing organizations’). We assume that — by employing a variety of different methods and approaches — the relevant structures, processes, and eco-systems of these organizations can be identified, activated, changed, and intentionally designed (i.e., through ‘organizing cognition’) in order to support and enable processes of knowledge creation, innovation, and learning. Our approach is based on recent frameworks in cognitive science, generally referred to as 4E/4EA (i.e., embodied, embedded, extended, enactive & affective) approaches to cognition, organization and innovation studies, human-technology relationships, the concept of cognitive institutions (i.e., organizations as socially extended cognitive systems), as well as studies in the field of futures literacy. We are a diverse team of researchers with different disciplinary backgrounds and work experiences in both academia and the private sector, who — despite their different research interests — have a common focus on above mentioned cognitive and organizational, social, and knowledge processes. The name OCKO is meant to reflect and accommodate our broad range of interests and backgrounds, as well as to invite others who share them and want to cooperate with our group.

ocko.univie.ac.at | Markus Peschl (Franz-Markus.Peschl@univie.ac.at)

The Nancy Richardson Design Center (RDC) is an interdisciplinary center in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Colorado State University that promotes collaborative creativity, innovation, and design thinking for "wicked" societal problems through academics, research, and community engagement. The center is housed in an academic incubator building with studios, galleries, collaboration, and fabrication spaces serving all CSU students and staff to support formal and informal learning and community outreach (e.g., workshops, professional development, co-design projects, and exhibits/speakers.) Our interdisciplinary faculty engage in research centered around creativity and design thinking at the intersections of cognitive science (e.g., embodiment), education, environmental psychology, art/design, and computer science.

design.colostate.edu | Dr. Laura Malinin (Laura.Malinin@colostate.edu)