Do schools kill creativity? – kindred media

He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence. Students with restless minds and bodies — far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity — are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. The most popular words framing blog posts on his talk? A 10th anniversary edition of his classic work on creativity and innovation, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative , was published in Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources in education and in business.

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The videos of his famous and talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been viewed more than 25 million times and seen by an estimated million people in over countries. In , he led a national commission on creativity, education and the economy for the UK Government. He was the central figure in developing a strategy for creative and economic development as part of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland, working with the ministers for training, education enterprise and culture.

The resulting blueprint for change, Unlocking Creativity , was adopted by politicians of all parties and by business, education and cultural leaders across the Province. He was one of four international advisors to the Singapore Government for its strategy to become the creative hub of South East Asia. For twelve years, he was professor of education at the University of Warwick in the UK and is now professor emeritus.

In , he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the arts. A 10th anniversary edition of his classic work on creativity and innovation, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative was published in Sir Ken was born in Liverpool, UK. He is married to Therese Lady Robinson. Moral Shrinkage: How did we fall so far? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.