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The force within: Discovering the power of human creativity ft. Giovanni Emanuele Corazza

Ep. 134

Giovanni Emanuele Corazza is a Full Professor at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, founder of the Marconi Institute for Creativity (MIC), and Member of the Board of the International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation (ISSCI). He holds a PhD in Telecommunications and Microelectronics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, and a PhD in Psychology from the Université de Paris. 

https://it.linkedin.com/in/giovannicorazza

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