International Conference on Thinking
We are on the edge of what?
ICOT aims to help educators, academics, business and creative professionals provoke, challenge, learn, and discuss the many forms of thinking and its application, in creating new ideas and solving problems including those related to business and global issues.
This all-inclusive inspiring 5-day program will provide participants the opportunity to:
- Network & reconnect at the Welcome function (National Gallery of Victoria) & Celebration event (The Lume)
- Hear from and interact with world class speakers
- Join interactive Challenge groups
- Participate in Offsite learning journeys, within Melbourne and its surrounds, led by industry experts to:
- Cultural and Arts precincts
- Science and Medical tech hubs
- Leading sports facilities
- An array of culinary experiences
- Cultural exploration of Indigenous heritage
If we accept that it’s part of living in our ever changing world to expect the unexpected, how can this be reframed from challenges to opportunities?
We can’t accurately predict the future, but with clear, critical, creative thinking, and sharing new ideas and putting them into action, a future for the greater good can be co-created!
That is exactly what Melbourne ICOT is working towards and all presenters and participants can have a role in this!
"The future depends on what we do in the present." - Mahatma Ghandi
With great sadness we share the news of the death of Dr. Robert (Bob) Swartz.
A long-standing member of the International Standing Committee for the International Conference on Thinking, for many years Bob was the Executive Director-Center for Teaching Thinking, USA and Spain, grounded in the belief that all students can become good thinkers and learners.
Thoughts and prayers are with Bob’s daughter and the many people he inspired and are keeping his work alive.
"If you don’t design your future, someone or something else will design it for you. The past is not a sufficient blueprint for the future. You can analyse the past but you have to design the future." - Dr. Edward de Bono
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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the many lands we are privileged to share with our guests. In particular, we acknowledge The Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung), Wadawarrung and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation and their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of our city and region.
1 Convention Centre Pl,
South Wharf VIC 3006
P: +61(03) 9235 8000