S6:E2 Fostering collective imagination… Conrado Uribe Pereira, Director of Contents, Conexiones Creativas
Guest
Conrado Uribe Pereira
In conversation with
Stephanie Fortunato
Stephanie Fortunato, speaks with Conrado Uribe about the power of networks to break cycles of isolation – and to make “collective imagination” a practical force in how cities evolve. Moving from Medellín to Barcelona to a Latin America-wide network of cultural districts, Conrado reflects on collaboration, governance, and why the real foundations of a district are its people, not its buildings.
Date of Recording
14 January 2026
Date of Publication
12 February 2026
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External Links
Conexiones Creativas: Conrado’s organisation, designing and delivering projects to strengthen cultural and creative ecosystems.
Plataforma de Distritos Creativos y Culturales: The network platform Conrado describes, supporting exchanges across creative districts in the Americas and Europe.
Campus Colombias: The convening format Conrado references as a catalyst moment in the organisation’s early years.
Museo de Antioquia: Museum at the centre of Conrado’s Medellín experience and a key cultural anchor in the city.
MDE – Encuentro Internacional de Arte de Medellín: The four-year international art encounter organised by Museo de Antioquia, referenced in the episode’s Medellín context.
LOOP Barcelona: The moving-image platform and festival Conrado mentions as a formative collaboration-led model.
Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens: The “humans succeed through collaboration” framing Conrado references via Harari’s work.
“Scenius, or Communal Genius” (Wired): A widely cited explainer of Brian Eno’s idea of “scenius” that Conrado invokes (collective creativity over lone genius).
About our Guest
Conrado Uribe Pereira, is a curator and cultural strategist, and Content Director at Conexiones Creativas, the Colombia-founded platform behind a growing network of creative and cultural districts across Latin America and parts of Southern Europe. In the episode, he traces how his work in Medellín (including at the Museo de Antioquia) and later in Barcelona shaped his conviction that districts succeed when they invest first in talent (“software”), then governance (“artware”), and only then in infrastructure. +
