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X-WR-CALNAME:Innovation & the Art of Future Building in New York City 
	at Japan Society - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Innovation & the Art of Future Building
DESCRIPTION:New approaches to problem-solving in Japan and the United 
	States are helping people envision a better future\, whether it's a co
	mmunity coping with natural disaster\, an individual rebounding from h
	omelessness or online networks sharing information vital to recovery. 
	The event explores these topics and more with top innovators forging n
	ew modes of problem-solving for the 21st Century. The U.S.-Japan Innov
	ators Network Community Dialogue: Innovation & the Art of Future Build
	ing features notable participants in Japan Society's U.S.-Japan Innova
	tors Network. Marty Ashby\, Executive Producer of MCG Jazz\, discusses
	 how improvisation and collaboration are critical ingredients for reco
	very. Rosanne Haggerty\, founder of the supportive housing non-profit 
	Common Ground Community\, shares revolutionary models of long-term sol
	utions for the homeless and how they affect society as a whole. Kohei 
	Nishiyama\, CEO elephant design\, demonstrates how his successful desi
	gn-to-order product model can be utilized to create virtual networks o
	f idea-sharing that lead to tangible solutions. Finally\, Jay Weigel\,
	 Executive/Artistic Director for the Contemporary Arts Center in New O
	rleans\, highlights work he has done on post-Katrina restructuring and
	 the powerful role arts and culture play in strengthening communities 
	and rebuilding after devastation.
LOCATION:Japan Society @ New York, United States
SEQUENCE:1209493210
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