New England Regional Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering
The MIT School of Engineering is honored to host the 2026 New England Regional Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering.
This year’s theme, “Think Differently: Understanding and Leveraging Creativity in an AI-Enabled World,” examines how human creativity drives discovery and innovation in the age of artificial intelligence.
The day will begin with a members-only meeting of the National Academy of Engineering from 9:00–10:30am followed by a full-day symposium.
The full-day symposium will highlight the essential role of creative thinking and interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing society’s most pressing challenges — from health and climate to security and equity.
While today’s AI systems offer powerful tools, they still fall short of the transformative creativity that sparks true breakthroughs. This gap — the frontier where human ingenuity must reach beyond current limits — makes fostering new forms of creativity more urgent than ever.