Nurturing Creativity & Developing Empathy Globally

Authors

  • Ashfaq M. Ishaq Founder and Chairman of the International Child Art Foundation, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/jucr.2011.8

Keywords:

Creativity, Empathy, Children, International, Arts Olympiad, World Children’s Festival

Abstract

Creativity is the leitmotif of our times and an essential ingredient for growth and wealth creation in the rapidly transforming global economy. Empathy is necessary in the age of globalization for harmony, co-creation, and collaborative innovation. Together, creativity and empathy are preconditions for a just, prosperous, and nonviolent world. This paper describes the !fteen-year long experience of the International Child Art Foundation to nurture the creativity of the next generation and to bring the world together through its children.
Journal of Urban Culture Research - Cover image of Bangkok, Thailand provided by Alan Kinear

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How to Cite

Ishaq, Ashfaq M. 2014. “Nurturing Creativity & Developing Empathy Globally”. Journal of Urban Culture Research 3 (-):70-79. https://doi.org/10.14456/jucr.2011.8.

Issue

Vol. 3: July - December 2011

Section

Articles

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