How can we shape this unsettling present into a future that feels more
joyous
thoughtful
wondrous
playful
authentic
human
Creative States champions a creative inquiry that starts with how we want the future to feel. We challenge creative thinkers to field visions of tomorrow that move us forward with greater 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 we could bake our way to cleaner air?
The Center for Genomic Gastronomy’s Smog Tasting project provides a recipe for cleansing the toxic palettes of our cities.
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.
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.
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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.