Innovation & the Art of Future Building

New approaches to problem-solving in Japan and the United States are helping people envision a better future, whether it's a community coping with natural disaster, an individual rebounding from homelessness or online networks sharing information vital to recovery. The event explores these topics and more with top innovators forging new modes of problem-solving for the 21st Century. The U.S.-Japan Innovators Network Community Dialogue: Innovation & the Art of Future Building features notable participants in Japan Society's U.S.-Japan Innovators Network. Marty Ashby, Executive Producer of MCG Jazz, discusses how improvisation and collaboration are critical ingredients for recovery. Rosanne Haggerty, founder of the supportive housing non-profit Common Ground Community, shares revolutionary models of long-term solutions for the homeless and how they affect society as a whole. Kohei Nishiyama, CEO elephant design, demonstrates how his successful design-to-order product model can be utilized to create virtual networks of idea-sharing that lead to tangible solutions. Finally, Jay Weigel, Executive/Artistic Director for the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, highlights work he has done on post-Katrina restructuring and the powerful role arts and culture play in strengthening communities and rebuilding after devastation.