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Julie Nørgaard is an experienced educator, speaker, and communicator with a combined interest in philosophy and pedagogy, alongside expertise in process facilitation and project work within organizational life. Her ongoing PhD project focuses on creativity in the workplace, exploring how the balance between performance demands and opportunities for influence affects employees’ perceived creativity. Through field studies conducted at Danish workplaces, the project adopts a practice-oriented and qualitative approach, closely engaging with employees in their daily problem-solving. The research aims to develop knowledge about the democratic potential of creativity, investigating how it can thrive in a goal-oriented and efficient work life. Nørgaard understands creativity as a phenomenon present in everyday social practices and argues that it is not solely about exceptional ideas or products, but also about how we manage to make workplace life flow through improvisation, inventiveness, and collaboration.
Aalborg University • Aalborg, Denmark
Engaged in research focused on creativity in modern work life, examining the interplay between performance culture and creativity in various business formats.
Requirements apply generally to Master's programs across departments including Sociology, Business, and Engineering at Aalborg University.