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Creativity Squared: On A.I. and the #ImaginationAge

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Dear Creativity Squared Member,

For those in the US, warmest of Thanksgiving wishes! Hope you’re enjoying unplugging with your family, friends, and loved ones.

Thank you for subscribing and being part of the Creativity Squared journey! We’ve got a lot planned for next year, and appreciate your readership, listenership, and the most precious gift, your time.

We’re taking the day off from publishing a new Creativity Squared podcast episode, but there are plenty to catch up on!

I’m excited to add the Amazon bestseller “The Graphic History of Hip-Hop” to my bookshelf! If you know anyone who’s a Hip-Hop fan, this is a fantastic present for the holidays (plus there’s a Cyber Monday sale with 20% off!).

Very grateful to call the author, Creativity Squared guest Dr. Walter D. Greason, a friend, mentor, and #ImaginationAge thought partner. Check out Episode 71 for my interview with him on the power of new art genres to expand our imagination on what’s possible.

The conversations I’ve had on the podcast, like with Walter, have helped inform my #ImaginationAge project, which currectly is a presentation and will be a book next year. You can pre-order your copy today! The publishing date is TBD — your pre-order acts as a crowd-sourced advance so I can bring the idea to life, and is very appreciated. 💛 

Ahead of my “Farewell, Information Age — Welcome to the Imagination” presentation at SXSW 2025, Creativity Squared is partnering with the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub for a special salon-style viewing of it on Monday, December 9, from 4-6pm — hope you can join! 

Also, two more books to add to your list from Creativity Squared guests include Temperature: Creativity in the Age of AI by Episode 52’s Lori Mazor and The Asgardian Exchange by Episode 64’s Mark Bryan:

Next week I’ll be in Miami for Art Basel to do a live podcast recording with TIME100 AI 2024 honoree Willonius Hatcher (aka King Willonius)! He’s an award-winning filmmaker, A.I. storyteller, author, and comedian — and the creator of the viral sensation "BBL Drizzy." This will be part of the FilmGate Interactive Festival XI, one of the top ten immersive festivals in the world. Snag your ticket now — would love to connect in Miami!

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Here's to exponential possibilities!

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📆 A.I. CONFERENCE & EVENTS RADAR

DECEMBER 3: CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)

DECEMBER 5: Art Basel's FilmGate Interactive Festival XI, Miami (Live Podcast Recording)

DECEMBER 9: Farewell, Information Age — Welcome to the Imagination Age, Cincinnati (Speaker) 

DECEMBER 11-13: Responsible AI Summit, Virtual (Speaker)

MARCH 2025 TBD: SXSW, Austin (Speaker)

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Your A.I. + Creativity News Roundup

With all of the A.I. news flooding our feeds and screens, we’ve got you covered. News to check out includes:

Listen: Ep.74 A.I. & Creators of the Future: Explore How GenAI is Transforming World-Building, Immersive Experiences, and Storytelling with OG A.I. Artist Taryn Southern

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"If we're going to build a beautiful life with technology, we should always endeavor to push it to bring out the best of our human experience." — Taryn Southern

Get caught up on recent podcast episodes of Creativity Squared:

Ep71. Dr. Walter D. Greason: The Power of New Art Genres

Ep72. Jason Schneider: A.I. & the Grateful Dead

Ep73. Shira Lazar: A.I. & Our Wellbeing

Ep74. Taryn Southern: A.I. & Creators of the Future

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There are less than a thousand known hyper-realistic custom synthetic avatars in existence, so participants will be at the forefront of this groundbreaking A.I. technology. Custom synthetic avatars are part of a massive and growing digital avatar market and is projected to be $270B by 2030.

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