Imagination Summit

America’s Imagination Summit is the capstone of Lincoln Center Institute’s recent efforts to answer the countrywide call for imagination, creativity, and innovation.

Americans of all kinds—elected officials, businesspeople, researchers, citizens—know that the U.S. needs groundbreaking thought and action if we are to thrive in the 21st century. In a world defined by technology and globalization, only the ability to conceive of fresh ideas and realize them will enable our students and workers to compete.

LCI responded to this demand in 2009 by launching the Imagination Conversations, nationwide panel discussions on how imagination, creativity and innovation work across sectors and how they can be cultivated in schools and communities. (Visit the project’s website to learn more.)

America’s Imagination Summit, scheduled for July 21 and 22 at Lincoln Center, will:

  • Be the first national gathering of professionally diverse leaders about imagination
  • Take stock of lessons on imagination learned from two years of Conversations
  • Build support for policies, programs, and research that will foster imagination, creativity, and innovation in the U.S.

Read Untitled Findings Document for in-depth information on the entire initiative.