From climate change to social justice to racial equity and gender identity, Creativity and Culture are playing a critical role in solving the main issues affecting the planet. But creativity practitioners worldwide are isolated, undervalued, and overlooked as changemakers.

How can creative brands convene a new discourse on creativity's role in galvanizing Social Change? How can they inspire, amplify, support, and develop the vision to create a better future for the new generations?

Welcome to Creativity Pioneers, a podcast by Moleskine Foundation).

Today's episode was recorded during the last Milano Design Week in a panel discussion in partnership with Highsnobiety and Moleskine.

With:

• Daniela Riccardi, CEO of Moleskine
• Herbert Hofmann, VP Creative & Buying at Highsnobiety
• Lidi Grimaldi, CEO of Interbrand
• Marta Foresti, Founder and CEO of LAGO and Visiting Senior Fellow ODI

Creating spaces where imagination and criticality can happen is crucial. And this talk aims to be one of those spaces.

Creatives thrive in cities, and cities move, change, and grow with the creative minds they host. Urban landscapes are shaped by creative practices rooted in local communities, which can lead to transformative urban agendas with increasing attention to sustainability and inclusion. This happens because of people, collaboration, and experimentation, at the individual and institutional levels, often across borders.

Welcome to Creativity Pioneers, a podcast by Moleskine Foundation. Today’s episode was recorded during the last Milano Design Week in a panel discussion on how creative minds and talents contribute to social and economic changes in global cities, focusing on emerging markets and economies. And why this is seriously worth investing in.
With:

• Gabriella Gómez-Mont, former CMO of Mexico City and Founder of Experimentalista
• Marta Foresti, Founder and CEO of LAGO and Visiting Senior Fellow ODI
• Linda Di Pietro, Artistic Director of BASE
• Marcus Desando, Director of the Prince Claus Fund
• Emilia Terragni, Associate Publisher at Phaidon Press

The event was in partnership with ODI, Lago, and BASE.