 Commentary by Lynda Curtin Subscribe via Email or RSS |  Biography |
April 1, 2008
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Do Schools Kill Creativity? |
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I have come across the compelling work of creativity expert, Sir Ken Robinson, which I want to share with you via his very funny and dramatic presentation - Do Schools Kill Creativity? He delivered this presentation at a TED conference and you can watch it here: (Allow yourself 20 minutes - you won't be disappointed.) http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66 What does this presentation have to do with Real Innovation? Quite a bit in my view. For me, he hits home the importance of cultivating creativity in kids all the way through our education system in order to prepare them for jobs that haven't even been invented yet. After-all, innovation is impossible without creativity, and creativity is impossible without people. He also made me wonder about the impact our education system is having on our ability to be innovative in the workplace when most of our workers come from our school system, which he describes this way: "Our education system has mined our minds the way we have strip mined the earth for a particular commodity." Three ideas for you: 1. Share this presentation with your work group and lead a discussion on how it might help you with your innovation work. I believe innovation relies on people. Tools and techniques help, but, they are not enough. I am hoping to inspire some of you to investigate this work of Sir Ken Robinson. Remember to share with us your innovation insights. Until next time ... |
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| posted by Ellen Domb [ http://www.trizpqrgroup.com ] | April 3, 2008 at 3:46 pm |
Hi, Linda: Thanks for the reference to KR's talk--definitely entertaining, and possibly significant on a deep level. I loved your suggestion to watch it once a week for 5 weeks (why 5?) to see if you learn different things each time. |
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| posted by Lynda Curtin [ http://www.deBonoForBusiness.com ] | April 4, 2008 at 11:35 am |
Hi, Ellen: I think 5 suggests persistent curiosity. To view once is not enough. More than 5 is great! 5 seems just right from the view of impacting thinking with a future forward view. I find that when I watch something for the first time I get the big picture. Each subsequent time I am struck by something different that I missed during earlier viewings. |
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| posted by fiona [ http://lovermus.com ] | April 6, 2008 at 2:01 pm |
In my opinion creativity is a gift. It cant be taken upon a people but it can be further honed. |
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