Episode 114: Creative Spark Series - The Role of the Artist in Society with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

About this episode

Charlotte and Melinda discuss the vital role that artists play in envisioning and shaping the future through their creative work.

In this episode of our Creative Spark Series, Charlotte and Melinda discuss the vital role that artists play in helping to envision and shape the future with their creative work. In keeping with our recent episode on Creativity for the Common Good (Episode 112), we explore how artists can use their vision and problem-solving skills to help make the world a better place, from pioneering new innovations and fostering community to helping others see into the possible future (as with science fict...

People in this episode

Host: Melinda Rothouse

Guest: Charlotte Gullick

Topics covered

• role of artists
• creativity
• future vision
• community building
• innovation
• problem-solving

Keywords

• artists
• creativity
• future
• innovation
• community
• problem-solving
• science fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Creativity for the Common Good

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