to the BBC, the event’s chief creative officer Martin Green is looking for “big ideas” that can showcase British innovation to the globe, as well as healing nationwide divides as a result of the UK’s departure from the EU.Green, who was previously the head of ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympics, said: “This project was conceived to happen after our exit from the EU and acknowledges that we have been going through, and are going through, a divisive time.“Creativity has always proven itself brilliant at finding more of what we have in common than what we don’t.
So the idea that projects can bring people together is a really timely one.”He added: “Remember, coming together and bringing people together isn’t about asking people all to think.
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