Artistic Disruption for Business Innovation
Summary
Unlock radical imagination with avant-garde creativity methods from Chicago’s Futurist Salon. In this interactive workshop for innovation and culture leaders, you’ll apply speculative avant-garde techniques—surrealist games (metaphor jamming, automatic writing), situationist exercises (dérive-style cultural mapping), and futurist scenario play—to reframe challenges, discover unseen connections, and spark breakthrough ideas. You’ll leave with hands-on tools and a simple framework for hosting your own salons that shift mental models and drive bold innovation across your organization.
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Contributors
- Michael Marshall
- Michael Hyzy
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