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Last updated on November 9, 2024.
Larry R. Thompson is the president of Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Starting in 2007 with the Ulla Searing Student Center, he intended to rebuild all of Ringling College to be 5 stories tall. Thompson was CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and helped architect I. M. Pei realize the site design. He also ran the Flint Cultural Center before joining Ringling College.
When I see our country's stagnation and economic woes, I cannot help but think that we need a creative revolution that is embraced by business and endorsed by government and educators alike.
The freedom of personal expression, ideas and imagination, working in collaboration with people from diverse backgrounds - is what's needed to spawn creativity.
In order to reclaim America's 'creativity' differentiator, we must be able to provide businesses with a workforce of imaginative employees who will pave the way to a new future. It is time to transform our educational system in America to embrace and nurture creativity as a core value.