Learning happens in the minds and souls, not in the databases of multiple-choice tests.
Category Archive: Ken Robinson
If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.
There’s a wealth of talent that lies in all of us. All of us, including those who work in schools, must nurture creativity systematically and not kill it unwittingly.
The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it’s to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they’re valued.
Passion is the driver of achievement in all fields. Some people love doing things they don’t feel they’re good at. That may be because they underestimate their talents or haven’t yet put the work in to develop them.
You create your life, and you can recreate it, too. In times of economic downturn and uncertainty, it’s more important than ever to look deep inside yourself to fathom the sort of life you really want to lead and the talents and passions that can make that possible.
Human resources are like natural resources; they’re often buried deep. You have to go looking for them; they’re not just lying around on the surface.
I believe this passionately: that we don’t grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we get educated out if it.
Very often, organizations are inflexible because there is too little communication between functions; they are too segregated.
What you’re doing now, or have done in the past, need not determine what you can do next and in the future.