New Series of Panel Discussions to Emphasize Key Role of Imagination

September, 01 2009

This year, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Institute will launch a series of Imagination Conversations to be held in all 50 states.

In recent years, Lincoln Center Institute has hosted Imagination Conversations to examine the role of imagination in American society. Individuals from a range of professions have gathered to discuss the importance of imagination in their work. These panelists have delighted audiences with intimate accounts of their personal and professional experiences as imaginative thinkers. They have boldly addressed the obstacles facing advocates of imagination and asked provocative questions to spur audience members to action.

Imagination enables us to visualize new possibilities and is therefore a prerequisite for success in the 21st-century global economy. America has long been at the vanguard of creation and innovation, but an economic downturn and increased worldwide competition mean that we cannot take our position for granted. Now more than ever, we must teach imagination in our schools and nurture it in our communities.

The upcoming Imagination Conversations are facilitated by moderators and reach viewers nationwide via live and archived streaming video. This two-year initiative will culminate in America's Imagination Summit, to be held at Lincoln Center in the summer of 2011 and with the development of an action plan to put imagination, creativity, and innovation at the center of American education. More information on the Imagination Summit.

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