Dragon Dialogues
INSIDE THE BOX:
HOW CONSTRAINTS MAKE US BETTER
David Epstein
Wednesday, February 24, 2027 | 7 p.m.
Mulitz Theater
Free and open to the public!
We assume creativity needs freedom and more options. David Epstein, author of Range and the new Inside the Box, makes the opposite case. Hard deadlines, narrow budgets, and unexpected obstacles are not what stand between people and their best work. Very often they are what produces it, while total freedom turns out to be paralyzing. Epstein widens the lens from the child to how people actually make original things, in labs and studios and kitchens where the limits are real and physical. For parents, it reframes from a familiar instinct: clearing every obstacle from a child’s path may be clearing away the conditions that make them inventive.
While this event is free and open to the public, registration is encouraged. Please use the form below to register.
To find out more about the 2026-2027 Dragon Dialogues series, visit glenelg.org/dragondialogues.
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David Epstein is the author of the #1 New York Times best seller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and of the bestseller The Sports Gene. He has master’s degrees in environmental science and journalism and has worked as an investigative reporter for ProPublica and a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He lives in Washington, DC.
About Dragon Dialogues
Dragon Dialogues is a speaker series launched by Glenelg Country School in 2014. The events, which are free and open to the public, are designed to bring together parents, friends, faculty, and the community to hear from experts who spark dialogue around topics that affect our children and their educational experience.