This pilot explores how the CYANOTYPES Creative Agency Circle can support doctoral development at an art university. Through a series of focused meetings with two experts from the Doctoral Center at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the team used the CYANOTYPES competence cards to identify which clusters, cross-cutting themes and specific competences best reflect the realities of artistic and practice-based PhD work—highlighting, among others, data-driven, value-creating and regenerative agency, as well as collaboration, conceptual and critical thinking, working with values and narrative design.
CYANOTYPES is approached here as a reflective lens and design tool for future offers rather than as a running programme. The pilot results in a concrete overview of priority competences for doctoral researchers and points to competence-focused workshops for PhD candidates as a particularly promising format that the experts expressed interest in exploring further.
Pilot Lead: UAAV University of Applied Arts Vienna (Austria)
UAAV is a higher education institution specialising in art and design education. Within CYANOTYPES, UAAV contributes academic expertise to the development of educational frameworks and curricula that address the evolving skill requirements of the creative industries.
Their participation ensures that the project’s training programs are grounded in rigorous academic research and pedagogical best practices, supporting the development of competent and adaptable creative professionals.
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Contact: Angelika Zelisko angelika.zelisko@uni-ak.ac.at
“Creativity is not just a skill; it is a form of agency. The world is changing quickly, and we need frameworks that anticipate change.”
— David Crombie, CYANOTYPES Project Coordinator
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Start by exploring the CYANOTYPES Toolkit, a practical resource offering frameworks, cards, and templates to guide your organisation through its own journey of unlearning and relearning.
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