Governance
GIoCT is set up as a not-for-profit, charitable organisation and it is governed by its constitution, which determines our structure and how we carry out our work.
Governance
Who We Are
“Our Trustees have the ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of GIoCT, ensuring that we are solvent, well-run, and delivering the charitable outcomes for which we were set up. Trustees give their time voluntarily and are not remunerated for their work on behalf of GIoCT.”
Frankie Lowe
Founder of GIoCT
Frankie Lowe is an educator, entrepreneur, philanthropist and vegetarian guru. Frankie Lowe is also the founder and director of the Frankie Lowe Foundation, empowering communities through creativity, she is a visionary humanitarian dedicated to foster sustainable, inclusive
compassion, and inclusion, founding the Frankie
change.
Mark Runco
Director
Mark Runco is a leading creativity scholar who is active in empirical research and has published cognitive, economic, genetic, historical, developmental, and educational books and articles on the topic. To help people fulfill their capacity for creativity, he has devised a battery of tests that measures creative potential and performance. He also teaches a variety of graduate and undergraduate classes on creativity and innovation.
Prof Antonios Tsourdos
Professor of Autonomous Systems and Control, Cranfield University
Antonios Tsourdos is Director of Research, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing and member of the University Executive at Cranfield University.
Frankie Lowe
Founder & CEO of GIoCT
Frankie Lowe is an educator, entrepreneur, philanthropist and vegetarian guru. In 2003, she established the first cultural centre in Shanghai.
Dr. Edrys Barkham
Director of Admission,
Bryanston School
Edrys Barkham is an educator and leader with diverse talents who has devoted her life to education while maintaining a keen interest in biology and archaeology.
Prof Antonios Tsourdos
Professor of Autonomous Systems and Control, Cranfield University
Antonios Tsourdos is Director of Research, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing and member of the University Executive at Cranfield University.
Amanda Lando
Former Head of JDS
Amanda is a former headteacher who obtained her B.Ed (1st Class Honours)
NPQH from the Institute of Education (London).
Mark Runco
Director of Creativity Research and Programming, Southern Oregon University
Mark Runco is a leading creativity scholar who is active in empirical research and has published cognitive, economic, genetic, historical, developmental, and educational books and articles on the topic.
“Our advisory board provides thought leadership to the GIoCT and gives advice, support, and guidance to our staff and to our trustees.”
Bill Lucas
Honorary Chair of Advisory Committee
Bill Lucas is the Honorary Chair of the Advisory Committee at the Global Institute of Creative Thinking and Professor of Learning and Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning.
Michael Anderson
Honorary Vice Chair of Advisory Committee
Dr Michael Anderson is the Professor of Creativity and Arts Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The University of Sydney and Co-Director of the CREATE Centre.
Pamela Burnard
Member of Advisory Committee
Pamela Burnard is Professor of Arts, Creativities and Educations at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.
Laura McBain
Member of Advisory Committee
Co-Interim Managing Director at Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University and Director of Community and Implementation at K12 Lab, Stanford d.school.
Vlad Glăveanu
Member of Advisory Committee
Vlad Glăveanu, PhD, is Full Professor of psychology in the School of Psychology, Dublin City University, and Professor II at the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology, University of Bergen.
Ronald Beghetto
Member of Advisory Committee
Dr. Beghetto is an internationally recognized expert on creative thought and action in educational settings. He holds the Pinnacle West Presidential Chair and serves as a Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University.
Dan Corry
Project Coordinator
Dan has a background in scientific thinking, obtaining a Masters Degree in Astrophysics from Durham University.
Bill Lucas
Chair of Advisory Committee
Bill Lucas is Chair of the Advisory Committee at the Global Institute of Creative Thinking and Professor of Learning and Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning.
Michael Anderson
Vice Chair of Advisory Committee
Dr Michael Anderson is the Professor of Creativity and Arts Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The University of Sydney and Co-Director of the CREATE Centre.
Pamela Burnard
Member of Advisory Committee
Pamela Burnard is Professor of Arts, Creativities and Educations at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.
Laura McBain
Member of Advisory Committee
Co-Interim Managing Director at Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University and Director of Community and Implementation at K12 Lab, Stanford d.school.
Marc Chun
Member of Advisory Committee & Summit Lead
Marc Chun completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Organisational Studies.
Vlad Glăveanu
Member of Advisory Committee
Vlad Glăveanu, PhD, is Full Professor of psychology in the School of Psychology, Dublin City University, and Professor II at the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology, University of Bergen.
“A community of education experts, teachers, researchers, creative professionals, decision-makers and many more. Our associates help further our mission of promoting the importance of teaching creative thinking through their work and throughout their networks.”
Edward Derbyshire
Head of Drama, Pate’s Grammar
Edward is Head of Drama at Pate’s Grammar School. He loves the theatre in all manifestations as he loves life, and the people who inhabit it.
David Parrish
Author and Creativity Consultant
David is a creativity consultant and an expert in creative entrepreneurship. David is the author of the book “T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity” which has been published in translations in 14 countries worldwide.
Lubna Khan
Trustee-Harmony Project
(The Prince’s Foundation)
Lubna is the headteacher of Berrymede Junior School and has a proven record in educational leadership. Lubna has extensive experience in curriculum design.
Edward Derbyshire
Head of Drama, Pate’s Grammar
Edward is Head of Drama at Pate’s Grammar School. He loves the theatre in all manifestations as he loves life, and the people who inhabit it.
David Parrish
Author and Creativity Consultant
David is a creativity consultant and an expert in creative entrepreneurship. David is the author of the book “T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity” which has been published in translations in 14 countries worldwide.
Lubna Khan
Trustee-Harmony Project
(The Prince’s Foundation)
Lubna is the headteacher of Berrymede Junior School and has a proven record in educational leadership. Lubna has extensive experience in curriculum design.