Think of a small, simple, delightful illumination that helps people understand you more completely. Providing these moments of illumination is integral to the ability to engage and connect with people you’re in conversation with. They are the moments that will provide insight into you and ultimately provide the basis for empathy building. Together with Fred Dust (author of the new book, Making Conversation), four talented storytellers Claudia Peña, Kamal Sinclair, Keri Putnam, and Uzodinma Iweala will discuss the meaning and joy of illuminations.
This session was curated in partnership with Making Conversation.
Keri Putnam is CEO of Sundance Institute, where she oversees the Sundance Film Festival and the Institute’s extensive array of programs supporting independent storytellers around the world. Under her leadership, Sundance has grown to support 800 artists annually through labs, grants, workshops…
Kamal Sinclair, is making the world more beautiful as the Executive Director of the Guild of Future Architects and artist at Sinclair Futures. She served as an External Advisor to the MacArthur Foundation's Journalism & Media Program, a Creative Advisor to For Freedoms (the largest collective art project…
Fred Dust is the founder of Making Conversation, LLC and works at the intersection of business, society and creativity. As a designer, author, educator, consultant, trustee, and advisor to social and business leaders, he is one of the world’s most original thinkers, applying the craft and optimism of…
Claudia Peña is an artist and serves as the Executive Director of For Freedoms which is an artist collective that uses art and creativity as a catalyst for transformative connection and collective liberation. She is the founding co-director of the Center for Justice at UCLA which centers art and uses…
Uzodinma Iweala is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and medical doctor. As the CEO of The Africa Center, he is dedicated to promoting a new narrative about Africa and its Diaspora. Uzodinma was the CEO, Editor-In-Chief, and co-Founder of Ventures Africa magazine, a publication that covers…
