Imagine It! Project: Imagination In A Box!

Imagine It! Project: Imagination In A Box! DVD VIDEO MOVIE creativity science  Type: Movie Platform: DVD Media: DVD It's about the future. It's about what's possible. It's about you! This "Imagination in a Box!" DVD features over two hours of videos that are sure to get everyone thinking about the power of imagination, creativity and how a positive mindset can equate to positive change in our world today. By utilizing the video content on this disc, you can easily get the conversation started in your classroom or community. "Imagination in a Box!" can also be used to create fundraisers for your school or non-profit organization. Videos included: Imagine it! - The Post It Challenge (Running time: 49:17) What if you gave thousands of students a common household object and challenged them to create as much value as possible? In February 2007 Stanford University invited students from around the world to participate in a global challenge. The challenge? Add value to a pack of Post-it(r) Notes...in just six days! Student teams from North America, Asia, Australia and Latin America surprised everyone with what they accomplished. The students lifted spirits, opened minds, raised awareness, raised money, donated to charity, educated kids, promoted health, talked politics and created music. By harnessing the power of online collaboration, imagine it! shares the students' stories of what they did by collecting digital media created by the students themselves. Additional perspectives are from competition officials, university professors, celebrated authors and entrepreneurs from around the world. Imagine it!² - The Power of Imagination (Running time: 52:01) Imagine it!² The Power of Imagination is about connecting imagination and creativity with science and engineering in education. This film inspires people to imagine a better world, unleash their creativity, and take action to solve global challenges. The film features a wide variety of visionaries including: Sally Ride, Physicist, NASA astronaut, first American woman in space Chris Wink, Phil Stanton, Matt Goldman, Co-founders, The Blue Man Group Carol Engelmann, Einstein Fellow, National Science Foundation Charles Vest, former President MIT, President, National Academy of Engineering Sir Ken Robinson, Author, All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education Peter Diamandis, CEO, The X PRIZE Ray Kurzweil, Futurist and Author, The Singularity is Near G. Wayne Clough, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution * Three abbreviated 18-21 minute versions of Imagine it!² are on the DVD as well! Imagine it! - Shorts "Imagination in a Box" also contains 6 short films including the 4 minute START! video which will help you get the imagination conversation started, a :30 public service announcement featuring students featured in the imagine it! series, "Blue School" a short that shows how the Blue Man Group is helping keep creativity alive in the 21st Century and Dean Kamen's "FIRST Robotics" filmed at the world championships in Atlanta, 2008For DVD Player (North American NTSC)