"Creativity is problem solving ...holding fear within a band of acceptable challenge"
YO-YO MA,
2002 Inaugural Laureate Prize Winner
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 stablished in 2002, The Creativity Laureate Prize recognizes and honors the most gifted and creative thinkers, innovators and catalysts in all areas of human endeavor in the arts, humanities, sciences, technology and public service.
Foremost among the criteria for the Laureate prize are notable innovation, passion for extending intellectual and artistic understanding among people, and contributions toward bettering the human condition. Laureates exemplify the unique and often most mysterious amalgam of inspired and creative insight and revelation.
Click here to read about the recipients of the Benjamin Franklin Laureate Prize for Creativity including this year's recipient, Meryl Streep.
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 he Creativity Foundation, in collaboration with The Smithsonian Associates, annually selects a recipient for the Benjamin Franklin Laureate Prize for Creativity. The celebration ceremonies take place at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
The ceremony includes an intimate dialogue between the Laureate and a moderator. The Laureate is asked to explore and share the critical influences, challenges and experiences in the development of his or her own creative life. The intent of the dialogue is to motivate, encourage and inspire others to identify and stimulate the creativity within themselves. Indeed, the audience is encouraged to participate in an interactive conversation.
The next morning, the Laureate presides at the Creativity Round Table where he or she spearheads a vibrant and interactive discussion about the nature of creative thinking with the young gifted legacy winners and the accomplished members of the Creativity Foundation's Junto.
The Laureate Prize ceremony and the Round Table are recorded and preserved in the archives of the Smithsonian Institution. These recordings include reflections by extraordinary individuals who work in varied, but frequently overlapping, disciplines. Over the years, this compendium will become a remarkable collection of case studies, expanding empirical knowledge and enabling conceptual advances. These records will evolve into a wide range of educational materials, all available to the general public as well as to researchers interested in understanding more about the creative process.
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