The Imagination Project

Spring 2025

Philosopher José Medina has famously said that "Imagination is not a luxury or a privilege, but a necessity." But though we take time to nurture our imagination as children, as we grow and get caught up in the hustle and bustle of work and school we often neglect imagination and relegate it to the background of our lives. This project aims to correct this neglect. The aims are twofold: (1) to highlight the importance of imagination and creativity to the world today; and (2) to develop a series of activities (games, puzzles, videos, etc.) with which people can engage to allow their own imaginations to flourish. For example, one such activity will be to create an "imagination deck" that will include 52 short prompts (visual or linguistic) that get people imagining.