CREATIVE SANTA FE NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUMMIT
December 2016
Sponsored by N Square and Nuclear Threat Initiative
December 2016
Sponsored by N Square and Nuclear Threat Initiative
The Nuclear Weapons Summit generated a new type of discussion about the future of global nuclear security. Over three days, 47 interdisciplinary leaders from across the country and in all different fields were immersed in the history of nuclear weapons, discussed present day nuclear threats. Creative Santa Fe leveraged art, creative writing and design exercises to explore ‘what if’ scenarios about the future of global security, getting global leaders to think about the issues and possible solutions in completely new ways. The event was kicked off by sold-out keynote event at Santa Fe’s historic Lensic Theater featuring former Secretary of Defense William Perry with journalist, author and filmmaker Eric Schlosser.
"The Disruptive Futures Nuclear Weapons Summit combined two things in a really compelling way: the power of place and boundary innovation. The cohort brought together by Creative Santa Fe, N Square and the Nuclear Threat Initiative was rich with diversity, from nuclear experts to communications gurus to artists… Innovation research shows that new ideas surface when people with different perspectives bring their minds and resources to bear, together, on a new challenge."
– Bruce Lowry, Director, Policy and Global Security at Skoll Foundation