CHANDANA DIXIT: CREATIVITY UNVEILED

Design Your Next Move, 05/07/2026

THURSDAY 23 JULY, 9:30 - 10:25

Johnson Auditorium

For more than half a century, creativity has been defined by two criteria: novelty and usefulness. These criteria help us recognize creative outcomes, but do they capture the full reality of creative practice?

In this talk, I introduce the NAU framework, which proposes agency as a third foundational dimension of creativity. By shifting attention from creative products to the creator, we uncover a more complete understanding of creativity, one that connects innovation and achievement with autonomy, identity, and human flourishing.

Participants will leave with a new perspective on what creativity is, why it matters, and how cultivating agency can transform the way we create, learn, lead, and live.