Top of our minds
"It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They are, but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one way andyou lock resources away, even from those they belong to. Turn it the otherway and you release resources and give people back to themselves. To realizeour true creative potentialin our organizations, in our schools and in our communitieswe need to think differently about ourselves and to actdifferently towards each other. We must learn to be creative."
Ken Robinson PRAISE FOR OUT OF OUR MINDS "Ken Robinson writes brilliantly about the different ways in which creativity is undervalued and ignored . . . especially in our educational systems." "Out of Our Minds explains why being creative in today'sworld is a vital necessity. This book is not to be missed." "If ever there was a time when creativity was necessary for the survival andgrowth of any organization, it is now. This book, more than any other I know, providesimportant insights on how leaders can evoke and sustain those creative juices." "All corporate leaders should read this book." "This really is a remarkable book. It does for human resources what Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did for the environment." "Books about creativity are not always creative. Ken Robinson's is a welcome exception" "The best analysis I've seen of the disjunction between the kinds of intelligence that we have traditionally honored in schools and the kinds ofcreativity that we need today in our organizations and our society." Q&A with Sir Ken Robinson Why do you think this book is important for business and industry leaders as well as educationalists? As one reviewer has suggested, creativity is a topic that excites some and enrages others. Why do you think this is? Since the publication of The Robinson Report for the UK Government in 1999, you have been invited to contribute to strategy for creative development by other international organisations and governments. How has this work influenced your arguments in the book? This book is a mind-opening look at why some people dont achieve their full potential in life. Do you feel you have achieved your full potential in your career? What changes do you hope Out of Our Minds will bring about in the long term? |