How are emerging technologies changing the ways we connect and communicate?

If you’re looking for an answer, your first thought might not be York’s Theatre Royal, a gilt-and-plush delight built in 1765.

Think again. It was the setting for July’s Shift Happens conference, exploring ideas about the digital future.

The spotlight was on creativity. With Shift the brainchild of Pilot Theatre, most delegates were from theatre or arts organisations.

But a fantastic programme – with 17 very different speakers – threw down some juicy challenges for anyone working in communications.