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ideas of others. World Creativity and Innovation Day April 21
When it comes down to it, creativity is about (WCID) was founded by Marci Segal on May
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discovering the second, third, or 124th.
The purpose of World Creativity and
Why is it important? Innovation Day was, and still is, to remind and
Practicing creativity will bring creative encourage people to use their creativity to
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will come your ability to look at problems as their place in the world better too.
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personal opportunities and change your life. was chosen as World Creativity and Innovation
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opportunities and change your world. You new thinking to create a decent life for all on a
will discover new connections to improve the sustainable planet.
world for all of us. April 21 is a placeholder in time to give people
a reason and opportunity to use imagination
United Nations Global calls out to Creatives to productively, to release new thinking, and to
help stop the spread of COVID19-. celebrate that.
Celebrates World According to the UN, people have the power 2017: World Creativity and Innovation Day,
Creativity and to change the world and the UN needs April 21 Become a United Nations International
support to stop the spread of coronavirus
Day of Observance.
Innovation Week (COVID19-). World Health organizations
(WHO) is leading and coordinating the global
health response to countries. Helping the On April 2017 ,27, the United Nations resolved
to include World Creativity and Innovation Day,
countries to prevent, detect and respond April 21 as a Day of Observance to encourage
to the pandemic. It will be more effective if people to use creativity in problem-solving
people from everywhere adopt public health for all issues related to achieving the 2015
precautions, act in solidarity and prevent the Sustainable Development Goals. 2018 marks
spread of misinformation. WKH ƓUVW \HDU WKH 81 ZLOO REVHUYH :&,'
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of the Creative Economy Report “Widening and the Grenadines reading Resolution
local development pathways”, co-published No. 284 on April 2017 ,27, founding World
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and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Day of Observance.
UN Development Programme (UNDP) through
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(UNOSSC) in the 21st century, creativity and www.wciw.org
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nations, both at individual and group levels. innovation-day