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Insightful Storytelling
JUST RELEASED! Listen to the science of COURAGEOUS IMAGINATION in a song.
Imaginator Academy research team worked with singer/songwriter major, Verena Fuentes, to use science to co-create a new song…
CREATIVE TENSION: Ghost in the Machine
Working together over the next decade, artists and scientists will ignite a new wave of transformational creativity in corporate America. But first, we will need to climb over...
Losing a Sense of Wonder Is a Company Killer?
While Kodak did not invent the first digital camera, it did develop one of the earliest models in 1975. Kodak continued playing around the edges of digital cameras throughout the...
How Cities Can Boost Brain Capital
Photo: Andriy Blokhin_AdobeStock This is an article written by Harris A. Eyre, MD, Phd; Shuo Chen, JD; Rym Ayadi, PhD; Upali Nanda, PhD; Agustin Ibañez, PhD; Theodore Edmonds,...
Wonder-full Cities of the Future
This is the first of several thought pieces Imaginator Academy will post as we prepare and experience the Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, Colorado. WONDER WORKS ...
Lonely Genius
One of the deepest longings of the human soul is to be seen. ― John O’Donohue Throughout history, we have been captivated by the idea of the “lone genius” - a brilliant...
Are there secret artists in corporate America, and why are they hiding?
In a fast-paced, constantly-connected world, it can be easy to forget that not everyone is as open as we might think. There are still plenty of people in conservative corporate...
Stakeholder Capitalism, Artificial Intelligence, & the Changing Role of Artists in Society
The role of the artist in society is often seen as one of creativity, imagination, and expression. But with the emergence of culture technology influencers like stakeholder...
How a Sense of Awe Stimulates Economic Growth
Beauty & the Economic Beast My husband and I are always awestruck hiking in the beauty of the Rocky Mountain National Park. We say to each other, "I wonder if the feeling...
What Would Happen If Every MBA Program Required an Art Certificate to Graduate?
The thought of a business school mandating its MBA students to have a certificate in art before graduating may seem far-fetched. But, is it? Or, could it be a competitive...
Three Culture Transformation Trends Impacting Leadership in 2023
We are living in a world that is rapidly changing. Technology develops faster than expected, and cultural norms are constantly evolving. As we look toward the future, CEOs,...
Five Surprising Similarities Between Economists and Artists
One of the best books I've read in the past few years is #NarrativeEconomics from Nobel Prize–winning economist and The New York Times bestselling...
The A.I.R. Innovation Breathes
Artists Can Help Higher Education Build Creativity Infrastructure “Science is needed to seek the truth of something. Art is needed to seek the truth of everything." - Theo...
What Business Gets Wrong About Creativity
Creativity is only scary if you don't know how to use it. By now, most corporate leaders have seen the lists. From the World Economic Forum to McKinsey & Company, creativity...
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