He declared this day in advance of a Da Vinci Society event that will take place on campus at the University of Advancing Technology (UAT), located in Tempe. The Da Vinci Society was founded by UAT in 2005 in order to promote excellence in innovative thought by developing an honor society for the world’s greatest living thinkers, and most importantly, to establish scholarship programs to encourage young thinkers. By creating named and funded professorships in the discipline of thinking, the Society has honored some of the most prolific minds in the fields of systems thinking, organizational thinking, technology, and theoretical physics, including Dr. Mayor Hallman declared the Day of Thinking as a way of recognizing the importance of societal advancement through innovative thought and creative freedom. Recalling public advocacy proponent John William Gardner’s statement that “Creativity requires the freedom to consider unthinkable alternatives and doubt the worth of cherished practices,” Hallman states that “It is in the spirit of exploration that I have declared April 18th as a day devoted to thinking. read more

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