Robert Sinclair - "Speculative World Builder" - An artist writes the future he wants to live in

About this episode

Robert Earl Sinclair discusses his journey as a Future Architect and Speculative World-Builder.

Robert Earl Sinclair is a Future Architect & Speculative World-Builder striving to make sense of our rapidly changing world and co-create bold futures. Born in "the hood" of Los Angeles and challenged with dyslexia, Robert became a successful international hip-hop recording artist in his teens and went on to graduate from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Now, this multicultural, classically trained artist, actor and writer uses storytelli...

People in this episode

Guest: Robert Earl Sinclair

Topics covered

• future architecture
• speculative world-building
• storytelling
• hip-hop
• education

Keywords

• dyslexia
• Los Angeles
• NYU
• Tisch School of the Arts

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Los Angeles

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