Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Actor & Entrepreneur | Founding Creative Director at HitRecord
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a critically acclaimed actor known for his roles in films like (500) Days of Summer, Inception, and The Dark Knight Rises. In addition to his acting work, he is the founder and creative director of HitRecord, a pioneering collaborative production company.
Gordon-Levitt has leveraged his creative vision and technical expertise to empower communities of artists to co-create innovative content. His keynotes inspire audiences to approach creative and professional challenges with an entrepreneurial mindset, highlighting the power of collaboration to unlock breakthrough ideas.
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How craving attention makes you less creative
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has gotten more than his fair share of attention from his acting career. But as social media exploded over the past decade, he got addicted like the rest of us - trying to gain followers and likes only to be left feeling inadequate and less creative. In a refreshingly honest talk, he explores how the attention-driven model of big tech companies impacts our creativity - and shares a more powerful feeling than getting attention: paying attention.
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