Jean-Baptiste Labrune is research affiliate at the MIT Medialab. His research aims at developing Creativity Research Tools (CRT) that allow children, artists and scientists to document and explore their own creative processes. He is particularly interested in Exaptive Innovation, Art & Science collaborations and the future of Playful cultures.

Before joining MIT, Jb earned a MS in computer science in Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers (2004), and Phd degree in computer science (HCI) at Université Paris-Sud and INRIA Futurs (2007). He taught in art and design schools in Europe such as the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, Mediamatic in Amsterdam and Les Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also taught in scientific centers such as Paris VI University, the Cité des Sciences and the Institut Pasteur.

Publications: Phd, Papers
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanbaptisteparis/
Talks: http://www.slideshare.net/jb.labrune
Exploring Creativity with a Reflexive Lens, MIT Media Lab Webcast, 2008

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