About The Author & Technical Reviewer
Pawan Nayar, a trailblazer in AI-driven creativity and innovation, brings over 27 years of expertise in content strategy, community building, and transformative AI applications.
As the Founder and Chief Thought Officer of Cretorial Media Services, Pawan has led groundbreaking projects across EdTech, digital marketing, visual storytelling, and creative design. His work empowers individuals and organizations to harness tools such as Midjourney and ChatGPT to unlock their creative potential and drive innovation.
Previously, Pawan held leadership roles at Adobe, including Director of Content and Community, earning prestigious accolades such as the Adobe Founders Award. His expertise spans advanced prompt engineering, digital creativity, and leveraging AI for branding and education.
Recognized as one of India’s top influencers by Exhibit Tech, Pawan’s thought leadership has garnered a following of over 600,000, sharing insights on creativity, technology, and language. His publications include Secrets of the Buried Self: Echoes Across Time, along with numerous articles on AI creativity and storytelling.
With his latest book, Ultimate Midjourney for Creative Professionals, Pawan inspires readers to reimagine the future of creativity by blending logic, imagination, and technology. His mission is to create a global movement of AI-powered innovators shaping the future of art, storytelling, and communication.
Through his work, Pawan aims to help readers realize that creativity is not just a skill but a powerful force that can shape their lives and the world around them.
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ABOUT TECHNICAL REVIEWER
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Shaleen Gupta has over 14 years of experience in design leadership and usercentric solutions across industries such as information technology, healthcare, advertising, digital media, and marketing. He blends creativity with business strategy to deliver impactful, customer-centric design solutions that drive meaningful change and achieve measurable outcomes.
Shaleen spent a significant part of his career at Adobe Systems, enhancing user experiences for millions of Creative Cloud users by improving content discoverability, accelerating learning, reducing support calls, and driving adoption of new features. He contributed significantly to the Public HIX (ObamaCare) project, simplifying health insurance exchanges for better usability by individuals, businesses, and brokers. Additionally, as Co-founder of BigHit, he shaped the design vision and led teams to deliver business-aligned solutions.
Currently, as Head of Design at Cretorial, Shaleen drives AI-driven product design strategies, focusing on creative alignment with business goals for exceptional outcomes. He is passionate about leveraging AI’s potential to drive large-scale, accelerated innovation.