
Future-Proofing Creative Skills for Responsible AI Adoption
16th April 1:00 PM – 5:15 PM BST
Image Credit – “Jessica” by David Oxley
This series of workshops is aimed at identifying and discussing the new and future-proof skills, and related training opportunities, needed by creatives in the current technological landscape.
What challenges are creatives facing in adopting AI tools? What skills will creatives need to thrive in an AI-integrated workplace? How can we prepare for and shape these futures? How might education and training programs evolve to support creative collaboration with AI?
This interactive workshop series brings together creatives to collaboratively imagine the future of creative practices and address today’s most pressing skills and adaptation challenges.
All the sessions in the workshop series will have a similar structure, with each session being tailored to creatives at different stages of their careers:
- 26th March: Freelancers
- 2nd April: Students and early career practitioners
- 9th April: In-house professionals (including those working in creative agencies, studios, and teams)
- 16th April: Creative managers and leaders
These workshops are part of the programme of activities of the project “CREA-TEC: Cultivating Responsible Engagement with AI Technology to Empower Creatives”, led by Dr. Caterina Moruzzi, University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with Adobe, and aimed at promoting the responsible integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence tools in creative practices. The project is supported by the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) programme with funds from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The workshops are conducted in collaboration with the Innovation Services team at Edinburgh Futures Institute and delivered as part of Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Spring 2025 events programme.
Visit the project website here.
Facilitators

Dr Pushpi Bagchi is a visual communication designer and researcher dedicated to leveraging design as a tool for social innovation. As Principal Designer in Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Innovation Services team, she leads participatory design initiatives and futures-focused methodologies to foster interdisciplinary collaboration. Her expertise spans visual communication, participatory design, and critical theory.

Kam Chan is an artist and creative producer. As Engagement Producer for Edinburgh Futures Institute Innovations Services team she leads on the delivery of workshops, events and bespoke projects to support stakeholders to find solutions to complex challenges through co-creation and collaboration. She is currently co-Vice President of Visual Arts Scotland programming and curating exhibitions, residencies and events including at the Royal Scottish Academy, and a co-producer for Architecture Fringe CIC delivering a biennial festival programme exploring architecture and design in our social, political and cultural contexts. She has a Master of Fine Art and a BA(Hons) in Art, Philosophy and Contemporary Practices from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.

Laura Herman specialises in emerging technologies’ impact on artistic and creative practices. Currently, she is the Head of AI Research at Adobe, where she leads a team of UX Researchers covering Generative AI for Creative Cloud. Laura received her PhD from the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute and has previously held research roles at Harvard, Princeton, and Intel. Laura has worked with arts institutions such as the Serpentine Galleries, the Tate, Studio Olafur Eliasson, and Ars Electronica; her curatorial and research work has been covered by venues including the BBC, Forbes, Artnet, New Scientist, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal.

Dr Caterina Moruzzi is a Chancellor’s fellow in Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh. Her research lies at the intersection between the philosophy of art, human and artificial creativity, and the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence. As a BRAID Research Fellow, she leads a collaboration with Adobe to promote the responsible integration of AI tools into creative practices. Caterina is lead of the research cluster ‘Creativity, AI, and the Human’ at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.