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IdeaFestival Bowling Green

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Van Meter Hall
and
Downing Student Union

Western Kentucky University

Celebrate ideas.

IdeaFestival Bowling Green is an annual celebration of ideas sponsored by The Center for Gifted Studies.

More specifically, it’s a one-day event held on WKU’s campus that features creative thinkers and ambitious innovators sharing their big ideas from the main stage. After morning speaker sessions, participants can dive in to hands-on activities designed to put new ideas into practice. Talks and activities cover a broad swath of topics: entrepreneurship, art, sustainability, community outreach, the maker movement, the STEM disciplines, and much more. Inspired by the original IdeaFestival^® now held in Louisville, IdeaFestival Bowling Green brings together thinkers and doers from throughout the region to encourage curiosity, creativity, and connections.

Click on the Request Information link to get on our mailing list, or contact erika.solberg@wku.edu with questions.

Registration for the next festival, on February 15, 2018, will be begin in December.

IdeaFestival Bowling Green 2017: Make nice with your ideas.

The theme for 2017’s IdeaFestival Bowling Green was, “Make nice with your ideas.” From innovators whose use of technology drives their nice creations to social entrepreneurs whose fresh ideas make the world nicer for everyone, this year’s speakers inspired participants to make their own “nice” — and with over two hours to explore a dozen hands-on activities, festival-goers were able to get started making and doing right away.

The $10 admission fee included lunch and access to all events. The day began at 9:00 a.m. and ended at 2:30 p.m. (CST).

Videos from IdeaFestival Bowling Green 2017!

Max Moore: Make Nice with Your "Bad" Ideas

Luiggi Carlin: Video Games, Startups, and the Never-Ending Climb

Megan Tan: A Time without Gatekeepers

Hannah Drake: Equity in Creativity

Alex Kimura: Who Is the Adult in Charge?

Kenan Mujkanovic: The Tale of a Visionary: The Journey of One in a Million