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Bloomerangas Podcast

Bloomerangas Podcast

Karalyte 71 Episodes Aug 7, 2026

A curious exploration of creativity from every angle, featuring conversations with the world's creative leaders who are shaping the future of creativity. Each episode offers insights into the minds of innovators and thinkers. The podcast is hosted by Karalyte and is part of the Bloomerangas creative platform.

Episodes

A School with no Teachers with Heidi Rundt, CEO of Hyper Island
A School with no Teachers with Heidi Rundt, CEO of Hyper Island Aug 7, 2026 2806 I talked with Heidi Rundt, CEO of Hyper Island, the Sweden-born creative business school that has spent thirty years training people in design, marketing, and innovation. Hyper Island now runs programs across Europe, the UK, Japan, and South America, but what struck me isn’t the reach. It’s how untraditional the model still is.The school has no teachers. Instead, it works with in-house facilitator
Designing our Future with Ana Maria Pinto da Silva, Carnegie Mellon School of Design
Designing our Future with Ana Maria Pinto da Silva, Carnegie Mellon School of Design Jul 23, 2026 3278 I recently talked with Ana Maria Pinto da Silva — architect, former UX design leader at Microsoft and Amazon, founder of PechaKucha Seattle, and now Professor at the Carnegie Mellon School of Design — about a question she’s spent her whole career chasing: where does creativity actually come from?We got into the difference between learning and education, why friendship and nature are our original t
On Creative Leadership with Ekaterina Solomeina from Future London Academy
On Creative Leadership with Ekaterina Solomeina from Future London Academy Jul 10, 2026 3347 Here’s the advice Ekaterina Solomeina gives every designer who wants to be seen as a leader, not just an executor: learn the language the business actually speaks.I talked with Ekaterina — creative director, writer, and co-founder of Future London Academy — about what actually gets creatives into the room where strategy gets decided. Her answer wasn’t “make better work.” It was: translate the work
Reimagining Creative Education in the Age of AI | Chris Mitchell, Royal College of Art
Reimagining Creative Education in the Age of AI | Chris Mitchell, Royal College of Art Jun 9, 2026 3086 A few years ago, Dr. Chris Mitchell did something unsettling in his classroom at the Royal College of Art.He fed the same assessment brief his students were working on into a generative AI tool and then asked the students to evaluate the output. Almost all of them said it was a pass. He looked at it again on the train home, and thought: yeah, I think so too.His first reaction was terror. His secon
Can creativity be taught? | KTU, Head of Design Centre
Can creativity be taught? | KTU, Head of Design Centre May 8, 2026 2907 Can creativity be taught?This is the question we explored in the newest episode of Bloomerangas with Ruta Valušytė, Head of the Design Centre at Kaunas University of Technology.Every person has the native ability to create. But like any muscle, creativity needs to be used, trained, and nurtured. If we stop using it, it fades. If we practise it, it becomes more natural and intuitive.What I found es
How to protect your focus, creativity, and wellbeing in a digital world
How to protect your focus, creativity, and wellbeing in a digital world Apr 14, 2026 2358 In our latest Bloomerangas Podcast episode, I speak with Lina Žemaitytė-Kirkman, Head of Rockit (a Startup and Innovation Centre) about something many of us are feeling right now: how hard it has become to stay focused, creative, and mentally clear in a world of constant digital input.We explore why digital overload affects more than productivity, how boredom and rest support creativity, and what
Andra Bagdonaitė on Early-Stage Investment for Startups
Andra Bagdonaitė on Early-Stage Investment for Startups Mar 10, 2026 3325 In this episode, we speak with Andra Bagdonaitė, venture capital investor and Partner at FIRSTPICK — a high-speed VC fund and accelerator backing ambitious early-stage startups across the Baltic region (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia).Andra shares insights from her experience investing at the pre-seed and seed stages, supporting founders as they build and scale technology-driven companies. Before
Jessica Dance on Building a Sustainable Creative Business
Jessica Dance on Building a Sustainable Creative Business Feb 24, 2026 3027 Jessica Dance is a UK-based artist, designer, and creative coach who has worked with brands including Vogue, Nike, Barbie, British Airways and Google. After years in the creative industry, she trained as a coach following a period of burnout, combining art, business and psychology to support creative entrepreneurs in building lives and businesses that are joyful, impactful and financially sustaina
Emily Sharp on Activating Creativity Through Art Therapy
Emily Sharp on Activating Creativity Through Art Therapy Feb 10, 2026 2203 Emily Sharp is a licensed art therapist and psychotherapist who combines talk therapy with creative expression. From her early work in New York to her current online practice and international retreats, she explores how creativity can support resilience, self-discovery, and joy.In this talk, Emily reflects on her transition from clinical psychotherapy to art therapy, discusses the importance of cr
Formafantasma on a Creative Process Rooted in Imagination and Social Responsibility
Formafantasma on a Creative Process Rooted in Imagination and Social Responsibility Jan 20, 2026 2241 Formafantasma is a research-driven design studio founded in 2009 by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin.Their work ranges from products and spatial projects to installations and exhibitions, created both independently and in collaboration with brands such as Hermès, Lexus, Max Mara, and Bvlgari.In this talk, Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin open up about their creative process. They dive deep
Tina Touli on Designing Phygital Experiences
Tina Touli on Designing Phygital Experiences Jan 6, 2026 2634 Tina Touli is a London‑based designer working across disciplines. Known for blending the analogue with the digital, she mixes materials and technologies in inventive ways. Her curiosity has led her to create phygital experiences, experimenting with materials, techniques, sound, and surroundings.In this talk, we explore creative expression through phygital experiences — spaces where physicality and
How do our emotions influence creativity?
How do our emotions influence creativity? Dec 23, 2025 648 Today we felt a little down, so we went out for dessert — because for us, dessert is a kind of therapy that always works. 🍰✨We talk about our emotions and how they influence our creativity. We reflect on communication and how it can shift a dynamic and create a safe space to be yourself — and for others to feel safe around you. We also talk about how emotions build up when they stay unspoken, the

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