LABMEMBER 1530
HOVE
I am an artist, software engineer and a cognitive science hobbyist, affiliated with the Computational Psycholinguistics group (CLiPS, University of Antwerp) since 2008 and co-founder of the Experimental Media group (EMG, Sint Lucas School of Arts, Antwerp) in 2004. The EMG has been involved in various research projects bordering between art and technology. We draw inspiration from domains such as AI, cognitive science, linguistics, biology, toys, in an attempt to define the nature of creativity. Our areas of expertise include state-of-the-art graphics software, tangible user interfaces, tools for computational linguistics and machine creativity. Tom De smedt - http://www.organisms.be

LABMEMBER 4035
GHENT
Founder and CEO of Netlash (webbuilder) and Talking Heads (social media marketing agency), co-founder of E-on (internet marketing), Ghent Web Valley and tagger.fm (startup). Bart De Waele / twitter: @netlash

LABMEMBER 3747
BRUSSELS
Seasoned business consultant, project director, working at the crossroads of innovation management, knowledge management & learning organizations Christian De Neef / twitter:@cdn

LABMEMBER 4030
ANTWERP
Board Of Innovation is a European trend office specialized in new business models. Board Of Innovation supports companies in the ideation and the economical development of innovations and new business opportunities. The company offers its services in the form of trend studies, creative workshops and business development projects. Giving companies a taste of the current experiments in new media is one of the focal points. How to set the right price? How to rethink my business model? How to launch a product or service with a group of companies? www.boardofinnovation.com contact: Nick De Mey @nickdemey

LABMEMBER 4034
MECHELEN
Mother of two. Chocolate lover. Internet fanatic. Organiser of Brussels Girl Geek Dinners. Marketing manager with a flair for social media. Lazy sins: enjoys reading books in bath. And hopes the web 3.0 will do her groceries. Clo Willaerts / twitter: @bnox

LABMEMBER 4033
LEUVEN
i.materialise is a new startup within the Materialise group, a global market leader in 3D printing technologies. i.materialise is an online 3D creation and 3D printing service, aiming at making these technologies available for everybody: envision, decorating your house with objects you designed yourself. Besides a general 3D print functionality, i.materialise has recently launched its first ‘Create Your Own’ product: a Google SketchUp plugin which enables to design a scale model of a house/interior and to prepare it for 3D printing (http://i.materialise.com/architects) The service has already built amazing designs using 3D print technology, and uses social media tools to share the results with the community. They organize design challenges to make creators acquainted with the possibilities of 3D printing. http://i.materialise.com contact: Martijn Joris - twitter: @imaterialise

Flanders Today and the international creative think tank Addictlab are partnering up to inspire you with the work of Flemish creative minds.

The lab itself has originated from the region’s fertile grounds, and the important Flemish selection of today’s 4000 creative thinkers from 150 countries is proof of the innovation culture in Flanders.

Flanders Today will be diving in this huge database of people and concepts, and bringing you a selection regularly.

Following Addictlab’s adagio ‘Creativity is Chemistry©, you will discover geniuses from different disciplines, such as art, design, fashion & so many more. This week we’re proud to show you talented ‘labmembers’ and Flemish companies active in “social media”.

#1 Transport March
#2 Art and Photography April
#3 Social media May
#4 Fashion June
#5 Bio July
#6 Eco August
#7 Design September

Do you want to be on these pages? Are you a Flanders based creative mind? Then go to www.addictlab.com & register as a labmember.