Aims of the Festival

The Emporium of Dangerous Ideas aims to re-establish the importance of dangerous ideas as agents of change in education – to shift the axis of what is possible! It is for everyone who is passionate about education including college, university, school staff and students as well as those engaged in education throughout the creative communities.

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Wednesday 12 February 2014

The Future of Libraries

Tuesday 17 June 2014 (1830-2030)
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh


As part of the Emporium of Dangerous Ideas 2014 and in partnership with The National Library for Scotland and The General Teaching Council for Scotland, Lesley Riddoch will host an informative panel of speakers who will consider 'The Future of Libraries' and ask if they can survive the current technological onslaught.

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Tuesday 11 February 2014

"The Emporium of Dangerous Ideas..encourages radical solutions for improving Scottish education"

"The Emporium of Dangerous Ideas..encourages radical solutions for improving Scottish education" writes Henry Hepburn from TESS, 7 February 2014, and I'm not going to disagree.

Karen Lawson, Curator of Dangerous Ideas and Advisor at College Development Network - developing creativity and innovation.

The article in TESS outlines the different ways that last year's festival impacted on colleges, staff and students focusing attention on the essential elements of interactive, student led learning, risk taking and thinking creatively. He also hints at the days of the danger which will be a feature of this year's Emporium, including an invisible launch, as well as the call for dangerous conversations to take place in inspiring an unusual places. What will your day of danger be?