Ken Robinson
Ken Robinson
mean mind world
We live in worlds that we have forged and composed. It's much more true than any of the species that you see. I mean, it seems to me that one of the most distinctive features of human intelligence is the capacity to imagine, to project out of our own immediate circumstances and to bring to mind things that aren't present here and now.
quality here-and-now evolve
What we become as our lives evolve depends on the quality of our experiences here and now.
jobs growth doe
The gardener does not make a plant grow. The job of a gardener is to create optimal conditions for growth
creativity giving people
You can't just give someone a creativity injection. You have to create an environment for curiosity and a way to encourage people and get the best out of them.
running thinking engineering
If you're running an engineering or finance company, all companies depend on ideas and ingenuity. I think the principles of creative leadership apply everywhere, whether it's an advertising company or whether you're running a hospital.
motivational dream passion
Some dreams truly are 'impossible dreams.' However, many aren't. Knowing the difference is often one of the first steps to finding your element, because if you can see the chances of making a dream come true, you can also likely see the necessary next steps you need to take toward achieving it.
motivational morning moving
I mean, really, whatever you woke up worrying about this morning, get over it. How important in the greater scheme of things can it possibly be? Make your peace and move on.
educational real school
The dropout crisis is just the tip of an iceberg. What it doesn't count are all the kids who are in school but being disengaged from it, who don't enjoy it, who don't get any real benefit from it.
children thinking class
You don’t think of Shakespeare being a child, do you? Shakespeare being seven? He was seven at some point. He was in somebody’s English class, wasn’t he? How annoying would that be?
education motivation inspiration
We are educating people out of their creative capacities.
years six-year-olds half
A three-year-old is not half a six-year-old.
kids talent
All kids have tremendous talents — and we squander them pretty ruthlessly.
law-of-attraction imagination achievement
Imagination is the source of all human achievement.
creativity ideas creative
All of our existing ideas have creative possibilities.