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Tim Patston

Tim Patston is one of Australia’s leading researchers and consultants in the field of creativity and innovation in education. Patston is a senior adjunct with UniSTEM at the University of South Australia and senior fellow at The Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne. He is a researcher and educator with more than 30 years’ experience working with primary, secondary, and tertiary education providers. His interests lie in the use of data-based evidence from the science of creativity to improve educational practice and student outcomes. Patston publishes widely in the field of creative education and the development of creative competencies. He is the featured expert on creativity in the 2021 documentary Finding Creativity.