How can we shape a future that feels more
joyous
thoughtful
wondrous
playful
authentic
human
Creative States challenges creative leaders to field visions of tomorrow that move us forward with presence and possibility.
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What if we could translate other species’ languages to co-create our future world?
How Natalie Jeremijenko's Mussel Choir helps us tune into the beauty of our waterfront and the health of our ecosystems.
What if a city’s forgotten spaces became its most valued places?
How Raumlabor’s We Like America tour injects fresh air into our vision of American cities
It’s time we move beyond the call for hope and greatness
Why Trump’s #MAGA and Obama’s #YesWeCan have kept us in the dark, and how we can begin to feel our way into a bright new #FutureField.
It’s time we give intolerance a playful kick in the pants
How the transformative potential of play can help us find new common ground in our civic life.
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Anne Quito
The award-winning Quartz design critic on limning injustice with love letters to the world.
Joseph Weissgold
The Head of Invention at Future Laboratories on leading with reverence, and why it’s not what but how you want to be that matters.
Martha Stevenson
World Wildlife Fund’s Director of Forest Strategy & Research on the power of connecting environment to emotion.