Cultural Diversity and Creativity

Professor Soo Hee Lee, University of Kent

Date:December 19, 2024 (Thursday)

Time:14：00-16：00 PM

Venue: Room A502, Mingli Building

Host: Dr. Pan Yanping, College of Management, SZU

Abstract

Typical stories of creativity and innovation focus on finding novel ways to solve important problems. Creative solutions reside inside the collective memory of people with diverse backgrounds. Cultural diversity refers to the extent of cultural differences that exist between people. Digital transformation mediates the relationship between diversity and creativity with new organizational forms, flexible work and distributed leadership. This lecture will address both benefits and challenges that cultural diversity imposes on creativity in the context of digital transformation.

Speaker's Biography

Soo Hee Lee is Professor in Organization Studies at Kent Business School, University of Kent. He is a vice-president of the Korean Association for Cultural Economics and the Director of the Creative City Forum in Korea. He had previous appointments at University of Sheffield, Birkbeck College, University of London, University of Science and Technology of China, and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. He is on the editorial boards of several journals including Journal of World Business, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Global Transitions, International Journal of Innovation Studies and Journal of Innovation Management. He is also a member of the scientific committee of the Conference on social theory, politics and the arts (STP&A). His research focuses on institutional underpinnings and behavioral dynamics of creativity, innovation and leadership in a variety of contexts. More recently, he has explored digital transformation and collective creativity in the fields of architecture, fashion, food, contemporary visual art and dance. He has published over 50 papers in leading journals including Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, and Research Policy.

All interested facultyand studentsare welcome to attend!