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Orchestra as Network

Orchestra as Network You are reading the HTML version of Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra. Visit the book’s home page to download it for free in other formats, including

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Orchestra as Game

Orchestra as Game You are reading the HTML version of Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra. Visit the book’s home page to download it for free in other formats, including

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Orchestra for Public Good

Orchestra for Public Good You are reading the HTML version of Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra. Visit the book’s home page to download it for free in other formats,

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Introduction: New Stories, New Games

You are reading the HTML version of Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra. Visit the book’s home page to download it for free in other formats, including .epub and .mobi.

Imaginary Papers: Issue 24

Sameem Siddiqui, Sarah M. Ruiz & Joey Eschrich

2024/25 Annual Report

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From Science Fiction to Poetry

Brenda Cooper has spent her life imagining what the future holds—not just in fiction, but also in fact. As an award-winning author and professional futurist and technologist, she bridges the worlds of data-driven forecasting and storytelling with a focus on where humanity is heading. It’s this shared commitment to the future that connects her work in public futures with the mission of the Center for Science and Imagination.

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Veterans Imagination Project Phase 1 Report

Imaginary Papers: Issue 23

Yen Ooi, Nestor Walters & Joey Eschrich

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Imaginary Papers: Issue 22

Anna Maria Grzybowska, Fitz Madrid & Ari Brin

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Smithsonian Futures

Envisioning the future of Smithsonian museums and research units through collaborative imagination sessions with curators and staff.

Us In Flux

A series of short stories and virtual gatherings that explore how we might reimagine and reorganize our communities in the face of transformative change.

Evoke

Sponsored by the World Bank, this project brings together authors, artists, and experts to create stories, art, and instructional materials that inspire young people to solve global grand challenges.

History of the Future

Examining gripping cinematic visions of the future emanating from different moments in recent history.

Sound Systems

American orchestras face challenges relative to diversity, equity, relevance, sustainability. How do the embodied and cultural roles of performers and artists – enactors of aesthetic memories and futures – need

Skill Tree

Examining and celebrating how video games imagine possible futures, build thought-provoking worlds, and engage people as active participants in interpreting stories.

Imaginary Papers

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Imagination Desk Podcast

In this occasional audio series, we chat with artists, scholars, and technologists about what inspires them and how they define and use imagination in their work.

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Veterans Imagination Project

The Veterans Imagination Project (VIP) builds on traditional and proven transition services like career counseling and art therapy and infuses them with future-oriented insights to create a holistic intervention for

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Arizona STEM Acceleration Project

Reimagining the education ecosystem in Arizona by supporting teachers and professional development organizations around the state.