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The challenges of business and our economy today are all part of a burning platform to shift our thinking, and to embrace the importance of applying creativity and innovation to solve today’s business problems. Traditional thinking is not working. Creative and innovative thinking is one of the most critical success factors needed for employees and businesses to succeed. If businesses are to thrive—not just survive—in the 21st-century global economic landscape, they need the skills and talents of artists and designers like never before.
Join us to hear Dr. Larry R. Thompson, president of Ringling College of Art and Design, discuss the value of creativity and its driving force in this new global economy; and how visual communications influences our perception, inspires our purchasing decisions and motivates us to action.
Dr. Thompson will also provide thought provoking commentary on:
- How the traditional paradigm in our educational model is rooted in standardization, conformity, compliance, leaving little room for creativity, innovation, groundbreaking ideas, or even imaginative thinking.
- And, at some point in the not too distant future, an artist or designer having a seat at every board of directors’ table in America.
About the Presenter
Dr. Larry R. Thompson is currently serving his 15th year as president of Ringling College of Art and Design. An energetic, innovative, and visionary community leader, Dr. Thompson’s mission is to transform higher education of art and design and to infuse business with creativity. He is also president of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) and is Vice-Chair of the President’s Council of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF). And, he serves on the Boards of the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP) and StudioVox.