PSN Presents:
Cultivating the Possible

17—21 July 2023

The 3rd International Conference of Possibility Studies was held in person and had the theme Cultivating the Possible: Reimagining Education and Society.

This edition was organized by the School of Psychology at Dublin City University under the auspices of the Possibility Studies Network and in partnership with Creative Ireland.

The conference brought together scholars, researchers and practitioners from around the world and from across disciplines with an interest in understanding, studying, and particularly fostering the possible within minds, communities, and cultures.

17—21 July 2023

Dublin—Ireland
DCU

You can learn more about the conference by watching the video on the right and looking at the Book of Abstracts

Keynotes from Robert Sternberg, Ron Beghetto and others

The conference featured distinguished keynotes from across social sciences and the humanities, including the special participation of Prof. Robert Sternberg (Cornell University, USA), a leading author on intelligence, creativity, and wisdom, and Prof. Kenneth Gergen (Swarthmore College, USA), who made significant contributions to social constructionism, narratives, and the self. They will be joined by Prof. Ron Beghetto (Arizona State University, USA), Prof. Kim Wilkins (University of Queensland, Australia), Prof. Roni Reiter-Palmon (University of Nebraska - Omaha, USA), Prof. Thomas Ormerod (University of Sussex, UK), Prof. Barbara Kerr (University of Kansas, USA), Dr. Constance De Saint Laurent (Dublin City University) and by Irish colleagues who made seminal contributions in the area of reimagining higher education, Prof. Rebecca Braun (University of Galway) and Dr. Ciaran Dunne (Dublin City University). The Young Scholar Keynote will be offered by Luciana Dantas de Paula (University of Brasilia, Brazil).

Organising Committee

Vlad Glaveanu Dublin City University
Wendy Ross London Metropolitan University

Constance de Saint Laurent Dublin City University
Luciana Dantas de Paula University of Brasília
Vlad Kolzeev City, University of London
Ksenia Fiaduta Autonomous University of Barcelona
Sinéad Rock Dublin City University
Patrick Boylan Dublin City University

Aideen Scriney Dublin City University
David Redmond Dublin City University
Lorna Crean Dublin City University
Orla McGovern Dublin City University
Shauna Glennon Dublin City University
Mark Brady Dublin City University