Ken Robinson
Ken Robinson
being-yourself elements discovering
The Element is about discovering your self, and you can't do this if you're trapped in a compulsion to conform. You can't be yourself in a swarm.
looks body way
Typically [professors] live in their heads. … They look upon their body as a form of transport for their heads. It’s a way of getting their head to meetings.
imagination earth humans
Far more than any other power, imagination is what sets human beings apart from every other species on earth.
motivational creativity thinking
You can think of creativity as applied imagination.
motivational alive feels
The more alive we feel, the more we can contribute to the lives of others.
boat floats
Make the most of whatever it is that floats your boat...
university-professors water achievement
I like university professors, but you know, we shouldn't hold them up as the high-water mark of all human achievement. They're just a form of life, another form of life.
creative be-creative
To be creative you actually have to do something.
creativity educated
We get educated out of creativity.
creativity humans human-intelligence
Creativity is the greatest gift of human intelligence.
creativity imagination
Creativity involves putting your imagination to work. In a sense, creativity is applied imagination.
imagination consciousness humans
Imagination is the primary gift of human consciousness.
teaching creativity tasks
Teaching for creativity involves teaching creatively. There are three related tasks in teaching for creativity: encouraging, identifying and fostering.
discover matter partly passions picked talents tried whether
Whether or not you discover your talents and passions is partly a matter of opportunity. If you've never been sailing, or picked up an instrument, or tried to teach or to write fiction, how would you know if you had a talent for these things?