About
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Creating a better future through arts and media…
c3: VisionLAB is the evolving cutting-edge research and project development arts and media think tank of the c3: Center for Conscious Creativity, a research and educational 501c3 (pending) organization dedicated to exploring consciousness and creativity and the synergy between the two. The c3: VisionLAB project focuses on the future of arts, media and communication technologies and their power to create and drive solutions for global challenges.
The c3:VisionLAB was recently invited by the Millennium Project, an internationally recognized global futurist think tank, to chair and assist in the creation of a Global Arts and Media Node dedicated to the goal of addressing creative solutions for the Millennium Project’s “15 Global Challenges.” c3: VisionLAB is also positioned as a major contributor to the Millennium Project’s annual report called “The State of the Future.”
The think tank’s primary initiatives include;
• Researching arts, traditional and new media, entertainment and communications, technology, neurosciences and social sciences with a focus on next generation arts and media, designing the future of arts and media, as well as targeting their relation to global challenges and influence on creating solutions and driving global change
• Analyzing and implementing of projects and solutions from a trans-disciplinary perspective
• Projecting future trends from advanced findings in above areas
• Acting as a catalyst for collaborative international projects based on the c3:VisionLAB’s initiatives
To accomplish these initiatives c3:VisionLAB brings together interdisciplinary experts in a variety of fields. c3:VisionLAB participants include a leading group of international futurists, scientists, scholars, business leaders, professional communicators, artists, media professionals, technologists and cognitive sciences experts – collaborating together on research initiatives, educational offerings, and projects addressing solutions for global challenges.
The current project of the c3: VisionLAB was the recently produced STATE OF THE ARTS symposium. SOA 2010 brought together thought leaders and professionals in the arts & media, consciousness research, education, future studies and leading-edge immersive technologies for an extraordinary range of panel topics, exhibits and immersive inter-active experiences. This inspiring inquiry explored emerging trends in the arts and media and examined the power of arts and media to transform culture and society.
The c3: Center for Conscious Creativity shares offices and the Vortex Dome studio with Vortex Immersion Media www.vorteximmersioun.com at Los Angeles Center Studios www.lacenterstudios.com.
For information and updates visit www.c3so.com.
