David Gauntlett

Professor

DepartmentCreative Industries

EducationBA. York (UK), MA, Lanc., PhD, University of Leeds

Areas of ExpertiseCreativity, Digital media, Creative Processes, Music, Gender, Identity

https://www.torontomu.ca/creativeindustries/people/faculty/dgauntlett/

David Gauntlett is Canada Research Chair in Creativity at The Creative School, Toronto Met University, Toronto, where he leads the Creativity Everything lab. He is the author of several books, including Creative Explorations (2007), Making Media Studies (2015), and Making is Connecting (2011, second edition 2018). He has made a number of popular online resources, videos and playthings, and has pioneered creative research and workshop methods. He has worked with a number of the world’s leading creative organisations, including the BBC, the British Library, and Tate. For 12 years he has worked with LEGO and the LEGO Foundation on innovation in creativity, play and learning.

Website at www.davidgauntlett.com (external link) includes extensive resources, blog and videos.