America’s Imagination Summit was 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 the U.S. needs groundbreaking thought and action if we are to thrive in the 21st century. In a world economy 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.

America’s Imagination Summit, held on July 21 and 22 at Lincoln Center:

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

Read Findings of the Imagination Conversations for in-depth information on the results of this 2-year initiative.

 
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Watch the Imagination Summit

LCI is pleased and proud to report that America’s Imagination Summit, held at Lincoln Center on July 21 and 22, was a resounding success! And there’s good news for those of you who missed it: the event was filmed by Newswire and streamed by Livestream. Watch the video footage, and join the discussion around the critical issue of imagination, creativity, and innovation in U.S. education. 

Advisors

Lincoln Center Institute is grateful to the following individuals and organizations for helping to shape the Imagination Conversations and for providing counsel on critical issues in their fields.

Organizations

Council on Competitiveness
Johnson Space Center, NASA
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
National Chamber Foundation
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Creativity Network
National Education Association

Lincoln Center Institute Board Committee on the Imagination Conversations

Sade Baderinwa
Peter Brown
Hon. Judith Kaye

Individuals

Barbara Arredondo
Daniela Arredondo de Kehoe
Richard J. Deasy
Eric Friedenwald-Fishman
Maxine Greene
Mayra Hernandez
Eric Liu
David O'Fallon
Scott Massey
Susan McCalmont
Ronald Thorpe

Imagination Now

Our blog on imagination, updated often with news, events, and perspectives from Executive Director Scott Noppe-Brandon.