Saturday Forum | Times of Crisis: Why Arts Education is Crucial to the New Imagination Economy

Advances in scientific knowledge, in communications, in culture and in the global economy make it clear that humanity has the potential to make momentous positive advances in the design of its future as a race. If we wish to develop the flexible thinking and wisdom that will enable future generations to come to terms with this potential and these challenges, we must transform the way we learn — bringing the arts, creativity, and imagination to the centre of the educational curriculum and make it the focus of a broad social agenda.

Max Wyman was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour, in 2001, and received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Simon Fraser University in 2003. He is a Vancouver writer and arts policy consultant, and one of Canada’s leading cultural commentators.