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CREATIVITY
IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Stories of Technology and It's Impact on Creativity

From the Printing Press to AI

Introduction

WELCOME

SITE OVERVIEW

Prologue

Creator or Consumer

An overview of the principles and capabilities that underpin technological innovation and human creativity

PART 1

Visionaries

CHAPTER 1

A look at visionary thinkers who helped lay the groundwork for the way we approach creativity in our contemporary digital environment

Seeds

Early Years

CHAPTER 2

The principles and ideas of the Visionaries begins to actualize in an innovation explosion that impacted art, science, computation, and communication

PART 2 Modern Age

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Lift Off

CHAPTER 3

The 20th century becomes an age of electrification and introduces flight, broadcasting, space exploration, and digital computation

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It’s Personal

CHAPTER 4

The democratization continues when large scale proprietary computer systems gradually give way to smaller and more flexible personal computers

PART 3 Global Connection

The Internet

CHAPTER 5

The world was now experiencing a paradigm shift to unprecedented connectivity thanks to the Internet, World Wide Web, Browsers, and Search Engines

Platforms / Mobility

CHAPTER 6

Just as personal computers gave people more flexibility, the introduction of smart phones and wireless technologies enabled anytime anywhere access to information and communication

PART 4 The Making Of

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Content Creation

CHAPTER 7

The advent of digital technology was a paradigm shift for content creators that introduced computation into the process and greatly expanded the opportunities for artistic expression

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Interactivity

CHAPTER 8

This new creative environment also had a significant impact on consumers whose experience now included participation as well as viewing and listening

PART 5

Artificial Intelligence

CHAPTER 9

One of the most impactful innovations in this century is the rapid rise of machine learning (AI) which is transforming almost every aspect of our lives

Acceleration

Quantum Computing

CHAPTER 10

The 21st century is quietly opening the door to Quantum Computing, a method of computation that is exponentially more powerful than 1's and 0's and a potential game changer

PART 6

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The Relationship

CHAPTER 11

As machine learning is developing a kind of agency, the focus needs to shift from it being a dumb tool to it being a partner in a collaborative and creative relationship

Transformation

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Creativity In The Age Of AI

CHAPTER 12

In a 21st century AI dominated world there are myriad questions that are emerging about the nature and evolution of creativity and the relationship between humans and machines

CREATIVITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE