Heath Hawkins

Atheist, Brainstormer, Educator/Teacher, Idea generator, Musician, Performer

I'm Heath Hawkins, a futurist, educator, and undergraduate thesis student at New College of Florida. I am pioneering a paradigm shift for education through the medium of emerging technologies, biomimicry, and creative learning. I am extremely optimistic about our collective future and the role that technology will play in creating a world of abundance. I am determined to share my vision of what is possible and inspire others to imagine and create a flourishing world of opportunity.

Creativity and the future! I am extremely optimistic about how emerging technologies will unleash a creative revolution of unprecedented velocity, carrying human civilization into a world of abundance. I predict that virtual reality, specifically, is going to be the single-most transformative technology of the next decade. The rippling out of this technology will create a wave of human creativity that will radically redefine our view of what is possible.

Creative Thinking, Emerging Technology, Musical Composition, Virtual Reality

Music. For many years, I have been a performing musician and have reaped the creative benefits of this life-style. I am particularly in love with the forces of ontological design that develop with musicians. By this, I mean that I am curious how creating music in turn creates your brain. Personally, after years of being obsessed with musical composition, I compulsively hear rhythms, melodies, and grooves that don't exist. This form of creativity is quite magical and something I'd be willing to learn more about.