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Which COLLECTIVE. sessions have you attened in the past 12 months? (tick all that apply) *

September - Marck Shayler (Ape) - Can Technology Save Us? AI, sustainability, and regenerative futures.

October - Lars Holmquist (NTU) - Artificial Intelligence as a New Material for Designing Interactive Products.

November - Ian Campbell Cole (Campbell Cole) - Exploring How We Can Derive Meaningful Output from Generative AI.

December - COLLECTIVE. Together: Festive Social.

January - Christian Venebles (Radical Realities) - Real-time Inspiration: The Human/AI Feedback Loop in VR Sculpting. Includes VR Demo with Mesh Trainings

February - Jen Bell & Kristian Jones (NTU) - Can Humans Dream of Utopian Futures? Speculative design, utopia, and future-facing thinking

March (online) - Maggies Bain - Embracing the Virtual Stage: Acting in XR and Motion Capture, plus update from Asha Easton (Innovative UK Immersive Tech Network).

April - Mayor Claire Ward (EMCCA) - East Midlands County Combined Authority update on funding and creative industries.

May - Lewis Stringer (British Business Bank) & Charlie Weavers-Wright (Haatch) - 10 Years of Creating Finance Options for Growth, Innovation, & Investment.

June - Ben Potter - Your Buyers Have Changes. Have You? Modern sales strategies for creative agencies.

July - COLLECTIVE. Together: Summer Social

Which session do you like the most and why?

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Developed a new idea/product/project

Applied for funding

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Found new clients or audiences

Increased income or opportunities

Improved your soft skills (e.g. confidence, communication, pitching, networking)

Connected with NTU (opportunities, collaborations, support, or resources)