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Name: Out of Our Minds
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Author: Ken Robinson

Ken Robinson

Learning to be Creative

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What’s in it for me? Unleash your creativity on the world.

When asked whether or not they are creative, most people will blush and mumble something about lacking artistic ability. This is because we think that creativity is a gift reserved for those lucky people, often artists, who, we assume, were born composing sonatas or directing movies. But the truth is that all human beings are highly creative and that creativity takes many forms, from developing a new pharmaceutical product to figuring out a paper-sorting system at the office.

So why do so many people think they’re uncreative drudges? Well, part of the problem is that we aren’t taught to be creative. Whether in school or in traditional office jobs, we’re prepared to solve tasks and obey orders, to apply systems and to learn content unthinkingly. No wonder most people feel unable to be creative after years of being put back into line. But it’s never too late to change.

In these blinks, you’ll learn

what creativity really is;
why we need creativity more than ever; and
how to promote creativity in your own company or family.

We’re in an age of revolutionary change, and creativity is essential for being able to adapt.

In less than a lifetime, there’s been a world of change. Today, when you take a look at your iPhone, you have more computing power in the palm of your hand than was available on the entire planet in 1940.

And the pace of development is only increasing. So much so, that the speed of today’s technological evolution is truly extraordinary.

If we look at the past 3,000 years as if it were the past 12 hours, every minute would equal 50 years. So it would only be three minutes ago that we moved beyond the antiquated transportation of sailboats and horse-driven carriages.

Two and a half minutes ago the first automobiles appeared and 30 seconds later the first powered airplane took flight. Fifty seconds ago was the 1969 moon landing, and just one second ago, in 2010, the first unmanned spacecraft that could make its own landings was launched.

If we turn our attention to communication, we see even faster progress.

While the first PC was invented 41 seconds ago, the internet began just 25 seconds ago and SMS messaging arrived just 3 seconds after that.

Clearly, today’s technology has come a long way in just a short matter of time, and even a common modern digital watch has more power and memory than NASA’s 1969 Apollo Moonlander.

Since today’s technology is so quick to advance, the competitive edge will really come down to who has the best creative ideas. This makes creativity an essential skill for any future business leader to learn.

Likewise, as businesses and trends continue to rapidly evolve, having one job over the course of an entire career will become a thing of the past. It will be those with flexible and adaptable talents who will flourish in tomorrow’s job market.

The current public education system is a relic of the industrial revolution.

It’s easy to assume that today’s education system has always been around. But in fact the idea behind a mandatory grade-school education has only been with us since the mid-nineteenth century. Before that, any sort of formal education was a privilege for a select few.

The public education system was developed around 1860 as a way to produce workers for the industrial revolution.

Today’s education system neglects creativity and doesn’t meet the needs of future business leaders.

Over the past 30 years, the number of college graduates entering the job market has more than doubled. But that doesn’t mean they’re well prepared for the demands of the modern job market.

What current curriculums are especially lacking is an emphasis on art and creativity.

Imagination is a defining aspect of human nature, and creativity is applied imagination.

What really sets humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom? It isn’t that we walk on two feet or use tools – there are plenty of other animals that also share these traits.

What really sets us apart and defines human nature is the incomparable scope of our imagination.

Innovative leaders can avoid misconceptions and learn to become flexible.

Innovation happens when you’re able to put an original creative idea into practice. And this generally happens when a new product is created or a new service or system is introduced.

It may sound straightforward, yet many business leaders run into two misconceptions when attempting to promote innovation.

To facilitate creativity, bring together interdisciplinary teams with a variety of perspectives.

When you think of creativity, you might have an image of one person, hard at work in their studio or garage, toiling away on their own. But more often than not, creativity is the result of people exchanging ideas and working together.

One way to help facilitate creativity is to bring together different perspectives through interdisciplinary teams.

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Worum geht es in Out of Our Minds?

Out of Our Minds (2001) shines a light on a fast-paced and constantly changing business world. In particular, it examines how technology has advanced and changed the way we do business, while our public education system has remained stuck in the days of the industrial revolution. It takes a look at what changes need to be made so that schools can prepare the next generation for the creative challenges that lie ahead.

Bestes Zitat aus Out of Our Minds

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. ...As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. - Abraham Lincoln, 1862

—Ken Robinson

Wer Out of Our Minds lesen sollte

Individuals facing creative blocks
Business leaders and innovators who want to build creative teams
Parents worried about the current education system

Über den Autor

Sir Ken Robinson is an internationally renowned leader in the field of human resources and creative development. He is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Warwick and has worked as a consultant for international agencies, governments, Fortune 500 companies and a variety of cultural organizations. His TED talks on education reform have been viewed by millions.

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