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CREATIVITY & TECHNOLOGY
8 MAY 2023, 6.30 PM TO 8 PM, WATERMARK CREATIVE, AUCKLAND
Creativity and Technology explores how emerging technologies shape (and are shaped by) human values, assumptions, and ways of relating to the world. Rather than treating technology as neutral or inevitable, the talk examines it as a system built from human choices, data, and power structures, carrying both potential and bias.
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Through lived experience, design practice, and critical reflection, the conversation considers what remains distinctly human in an era of automation: curiosity, emotional intelligence, ethical judgement, and the ability to question dominant frameworks. The focus is not on resisting technology, but on engaging with it consciously, using it as a tool for inclusion, meaning, and more humane futures.
SPEAKERS
Bettina Way
Design Director / Educator Watermark Creative
Haylie Craig
(They/Them)
Creative Director, Colenso BBDO
Nikki McLay
Conversational AI architect at VERSA Connects



