Emergent Innovation: The future of collaborative creativity by Ting Kelly

Ting Kelly (http://tingkelly.com/) will be speaking about the birth of a new age of creativity and collaboration, what she calls Emergent Innovation. She will outline 7 key patterns that are defining this new age, how we got there and tell stories to illustrate how these patterns are at play now and setting the stage for the future, from Burning Man to the Fortune 100. She’ll share tactical advice for how creators and entrepreneurs today can participate and contribute value in this exciting, ever-complex time.

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Who is Ting Kelly?

Ting Kelly is an experience designer, ecosystem builder and brand strategist. She specializes in emerging markets, global innovation ecosystems, and human-centered design. She works with clients during inception phase of a project or new concept, and brings together the best people from around the world to meet the goal at hand. She has worked with leading-edge biotech and wearable tech startups to Tibetan Buddhist meditation non-profits; and from large multinational Fortune 100 companies such as Nike to high-growth startups such like Airbnb in partnership with the innovation firm, Factory. With every opportunity, she activates an extraordinary network of thinkers and doers to bring the most diverse perspectives and ideas to the table. *Clients have included Nike, Cisco, Wells Fargo, Long Now Foundation, Methuselah Foundation, Museum of Anthropology, Thync, TCHO Chocolate, and Airbnb.

She is also the Founding Partner of the Emergent Collective (https://www.emergent.is/), an experience design studio of the future. We produce global immersive experiences, tools and editorial content geared for luminaries on the edges of art, culture and technology. Previously, she was Co-Founder and Chief Creative Director at Doorstep Studios, a digital creative studio in San Francisco specializing in rapid prototyping and brand design. Prior, She served as Chief Marketing Officer at SNP, a communication design firm specializing in storytelling for Fortune 100 executives.

For the past 10 years, she has been a Fellow for the Long Now Foundation (http://longnow.org/) and Advisor for several high-growth startups, including block-chain technology startup CoMakery. She has spoke frequently in Tokyo and Shanghai about emergent design, community building and the future of culture + technology.

Looking forward to seeing you there.