Jun 13, 2026 · 49 min · 12 segments
Michael is a Designer, Facilitator, and Creative Data Strategist, and currently leads the Interaction Design Programme at Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID). With just over two decades…
Michael BrennerGuestFabiHost[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to this new episode of The Creativity Question, where we explore what creativity is and how, how it works.
Um, today I'm very, very happy because I have a guest I've known for quite a long time.
He is a designer, a facilitator, and creative data strategist, and currently he is the head of the Interaction Design Program at Copenhagen Institute of Interaction.
He has two decades of experience working across disci- multidisciplinary cr- teams, across cultural, educational, and social impact sectors.
Um, and his work centers on research, social impact, and community-based design interventions.
Prior to this institute, he helped establish Data for Change as a nonprofit organization.
Data for Change works with a wide array of civil society organization, activists, human rights defenders, and creative talent, collaborating at the intersection of data, design, technology, and journalism to forge real change and lasting impact, which is obviously fabulous.
Um, before that, he served as design director at Beta and design studio Beyond Words in London.
And earlier in his career, he ran his own studio and design collective in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, context-- Content Context, where he also taught graphic design at the Willem de Kooning Academy, and lectured in the fashion department on design, communication, and lifestyle trends.
Prior to founding his own studio, he worked also as a designer at GNT and design at Sang-Sang Seymour...
Sorry about my pronunciation.
Seymour Design in New York.
Thank you.
And Winterhouse Studio.
Um, across these roles, he has had the opportunity to work on and lead projects for organizations, including the UN, World Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Google, The Guggenheim Museum, MoMA, The New York Times, Cooper Hewitt, Al Gore, and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, among others.
Wow, that was a long biography.
Um, so please welcome, uh, Mr. Michael Brenner.
Welcome, Michael.
Thank you for being here.
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[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to this new episode of The Creativity Question, where we explore what creativity is and how, how it works.
Um, today I'm very, very happy because I have a guest I've known for quite a long time.
He is a designer, a facilitator, and creative data strategist, and currently he is the head of the Interaction Design Program at Copenhagen Institute of Interaction.
He has two decades of experience working across disci- multidisciplinary cr- teams, across cultural, educational, and social impact sectors.
Um, and his work centers on research, social impact, and community-based design interventions.
Prior to this institute, he helped establish Data for Change as a nonprofit organization.
Data for Change works with a wide array of civil society organization, activists, human rights defenders, and creative talent, collaborating at the intersection of data, design, technology, and journalism to forge real change and lasting impact, which is obviously fabulous.
Um, before that, he served as design director at Beta and design studio Beyond Words in London.
And earlier in his career, he ran his own studio and design collective in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, context-- Content Context, where he also taught graphic design at the Willem de Kooning Academy, and lectured in the fashion department on design, communication, and lifestyle trends.
Prior to founding his own studio, he worked also as a designer at GNT and design at Sang-Sang Seymour...
Sorry about my pronunciation.
Seymour Design in New York.
Thank you.
And Winterhouse Studio.
Um, across these roles, he has had the opportunity to work on and lead projects for organizations, including the UN, World Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Google, The Guggenheim Museum, MoMA, The New York Times, Cooper Hewitt, Al Gore, and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, among others.
Wow, that was a long biography.
Um, so please welcome, uh, Mr. Michael Brenner.
Welcome, Michael.
Thank you for being here.
