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Posted on January 13, 2012 by Scott Noppe-Brandon

What do Disney, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), and the U.S. Army have in common? Representatives from all three organizations appeared at America’s Imagination Summit, the education event that Lincoln Center Institute (LCI) hosted in New York City this past July. Their presence was not arbitrary; rather, I believe that [...]

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NASA Looks to Americans for Aerospace Innovation

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Scott Noppe-Brandon

Eric Liu and I write about “challenge awards” in our book, Imagination First—prizes offered to people for accomplishing a stated task or solving a given problem. We point out the value of deliberately open-ended challenges, which create more room for bold and unexpected ideas to emerge. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program’s recent call [...]

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Technology and the Arts: Can They Play Well Together?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Christopher St. Clair

The impact of technology on the arts has been a matter of debate at least since we had to be reminded to turn off our cell phones in performance halls. At Lincoln Center Institute (LCI), we always prided ourselves on espousing the latest technology, but we also insisted on engagements with live performances. This duality [...]

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Imagination Conversation Report: Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Scott Noppe-Brandon

Lincoln Center Institute (LCI) is proud to note that four Imagination Conversations have taken place since October, the last of which happened on Monday, November 7, in Florida. Ringling College of Art and Design hosted the Conversation, subtitled “A Start-Up,” and plans to hold more in the future.

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Imagination Now Is Back

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Scott Noppe-Brandon

My fellow bloggers and I are thrilled to announce the return of Imagination Now after a brief summer hiatus. Let me tell you about a few of the exciting developments that have kept Lincoln Center Institute busy in recent months. LCI hosted America’s Imagination Summit—the capstone of our two-year, national Imagination Conversations initiative—on July 21 [...]

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Imagination Conversation Report: Big Thought, Texas

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Scott Noppe-Brandon

Here’s another in our series of posts about Imagination Conversations. There are certain organizations around the U.S. that are, like Lincoln Center Institute, committed to imagination in education. Big Thought, located in Dallas, Texas, is a leader among them. (Read about its accomplishments here.) I was therefore honored to deliver the keynote address at the [...]

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