Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.

Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
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Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series: Thinking Like a Child – What Children Can Teach Adults About Creativity

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Thu Jul 12, 2018
Aspen, CO

Date

Thu Jul 12, 2018
11:30am – 12:30pm MDT

Location

Aspen, CO
Paepcke Auditorium
1000 N. Third St.

Contact

    [email protected]
    970.544.7935

Hosts

  1. Aspen Community Programs

Featuring Alison Gopnik, professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley, and author of The Gardener and the Carpenter, The Philosophical Baby and The Scientist in the Crib. Gopnik draws upon the study of human evolution and her research into how children learn, to show that children are designed to be messy and unpredictable, playful and imaginative, and why they’re more creative than adults.

Featuring Alison Gopnik, professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley, and author of The Philosophical Baby and The Scientist in the Crib. Gopnik will draw upon the study of human evolution and her research into how children learn, to show that children are designed to be messy and unpredictable, playful and imaginative, and why they’re more creative than adults.

Fee: $25. Tickets on sale Thursday, June 21 at www.aspenshowtix.com, (970) 920-5770, or in person at the Wheeler Opera House box office.

Society of Fellows may reserve complimentary tickets to this event by emailing [email protected] or calling 970.544.7980.

Parking is very limited. Please carpool, walk, ride RFTA, or ride a We-Cycle bike. Information: www.we-cycle.org or www.rfta.com, or download the Transit app.