Anna Faherty—Diverge! How thinking differently could boost your career

In an industry that outsources most of its physical tasks and processes, what’s the one thing that can set you and your organisation apart from your competitors? The way you think…

Anna’s provocative session will encourage publishers to employ new ways of thinking in order to embrace uncertainty, make sense of complex situations and – ultimately – innovate beyond the development of new products. She’ll be challenging you to open up your mind, explore multiple possibilities and place readers and users at the heart of everything you do. If you work in one of the UK’s largest creative industries, come along to find out how to boost your own creative thinking skills and shape a divergent future for publishing.

Anna Faherty is an award-winning researcher, writer and teacher who has worked in publishing for over 25 years. Anna now collaborates with publishers and museums on a diverse range of print, exhibition and digital projects. She also holds academic posts at Kingston University, Oxford Brookes University and UCL.