# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Creativity Leap: A Celebration of the 2nd Edition - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: A conversation on creativity, leadership, and the future of work with Natalie Nixon, PhD, creativity strategist and CEO of Figure 8 ThinkingAbout this EventIn partnership with NYU's Initiative on Purpose & Flourishing, Natalie Nixon, PhD, along with three special guests, will be hosting The Creativity Leap: A Celebration of the 2nd Edition.We are living through a fundamental shift in how work gets done - and the question isn't whether AI will change your field, because it already has. The real question is: what does that mean for you as a leader, a maker, and a human being?Join Natalie Nixon, PhD - creativity strategist, CEO of Figure 8 Thinking, and author of The Creativity Leap - for an engaging evening celebrating the launch of her newly updated 2nd edition. Natalie will be joined by 3 extraordinary voices to explore what creativity, leadership, and human imagination look like in the age of AI.Meet the Panelists is a workplace culture strategist and Global Chief People Officer at Digital Asset, a fast-scaling fintech. For two decades, she has worked at the intersection of leadership, culture, and human performance — including stints at Google, Disney, VICE, and Moody's — with one constant question: How do we build cultures that bring out the best in people? She is also the author of Burnt Out to Lit Up and Inclusion Revolution. is the co-founder of A+I (Architecture Plus Information), the acclaimed New York strategy, architecture, and experience design firm behind game-changing workplaces for Squarespace, Equinox, Peloton, and Horizon Media. Named to the inaugural Charter 30 list of innovators reimagining the modern workplace, Dag has been asking the questions that matter most: when the old benchmarks for how and where we work are dead, what do we build next? (aka OJAS) is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist and audio engineer who handcrafts high-fidelity audio systems - monolithic works of functional sculpture - designed to envelop the listener in sound as rich in texture as it is in emotion. His installations have appeared at SFMOMA, Cooper Hewitt/Smithsonian, and Lisson Gallery, and in the private collections of some of the world's top musicians and producers. His work is a living argument that the deepest creativity lives in the details of craft and wonder.What We'll ExploreThis isn't a panel about AI replacing you. It's a conversation about what becomes more human - and more essential - when machines can do more. Expect candid discussion around questions like:When AI can draft, sort, and optimize, what is the irreplaceable human contribution in your field?How do leaders build cultures of creativity and flourishing rather than just productivity?What does the physical and sonic environment of work have to do with our capacity to imagine?Where is the line between using AI as a tool and surrendering your judgment to it?What does it look like to move between "Wonder Mode" (expansive exploration) and "Rigor Mode" (discerning, ethical judgment)?How do you stay a creative beginner (adaptable and curious) when pressure pushes you toward autopilot?This event is for you if you are:A business leader, executive, or manager thinking seriously about AI and the future of your organizationWorking in technology, design, architecture, or the built environmentAn HR leader or people & culture professional — and especially those connected to SHRM, ATD, or HRCI looking for fresh frameworks on workforce transformationA creative practitioner, artist, or maker navigating how your craft intersects with new toolsA student, educator, or researcher at the intersection of work, creativity, and human potentialAnyone who suspects that imagination - not just efficiency - is the real competitive edge right now https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/c9688d50-6dd5-11f1-980e-39e44e9692a8-rimg-w592-h740-dcfffaf4-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/the-creativity-leap-a-celebration-of-the-2nd-edition/100001990986633617 - **Event Categories**: art, music, literary-art, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: NYU Stern School of Business, Cantor Boardroom, - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 12.51, max: 33.85, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: NYU Stern School of Business, Cantor Boardroom, - **lat**: 40.7294321 - **long**: -73.99653769999999 - **full address**: NYU Stern School of Business, Cantor Boardroom,, 44 W 4th Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Creativity Leap: A Celebration of the 2nd Edition - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/e3104471b8e75e308232f4dc698489c4d81d2442e216bd1dd19c2f3d2297c9f8-rimg-w800-h500-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1780894914 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Creativity Leap: A Celebration of the 2nd Edition being held? - **A:** The Creativity Leap: A Celebration of the 2nd Edition takes place on Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at NYU Stern School of Business, Cantor Boardroom,, 44 W 4th Street, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Creativity Leap: A Celebration of the 2nd Edition? - **A:** The Creativity Leap: A Celebration of the 2nd Edition is organized by Dr. Natalie Nixon. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Creativity Leap: A Celebration of the 2nd Edition is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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As a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker, and CEO of Figure 8 Thinking, she helps leaders unlock creativity's business ROI for consistent innovation and inspired results. Her signature WonderRigor method guides professionals to balance imagination with discipline: generating bold possibilities and turning them into strategic action.Named one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World by Real Leaders, shortlisted for the 2025 Thinkers50 Talent Award, and featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and INC, Natalie brings a rare combination of intellectual rigor and accessible warmth to every experience she designs.She is the author of two award-winning books:Move. Think. Rest.: Redefining Productivity and Our Relationship with TimeandThe Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work. A hybrid thinker with a background spanning cultural anthropology, fashion, design thinking, and dance, Natalie has advised leaders at Microsoft, Salesforce, Comcast, and Bloomberg, among others.Her live events are curated, intimate, and designed to move you: from stuck to strategic, from uncertain to clear, from thinking about your next move to actually making it.www.figure8thinking.com | natalie@figure8thinking.com | 267-988-6958" } ] } ] ```