Sir Ken Robinson: CHANGING EDUCATION PARADIGMS

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“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” - Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD  is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation.  He is also one of the world’s leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere.  The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in over 150 countries. His book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Penguin/Viking 2009) is a New York Times best seller and has been translated into twenty-one languages. His latest book is a 10th anniversary edition of his classic work on creativity and innovation, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative (Capstone/Wiley). 

He was Director of The Arts in Schools Project (1985–89), Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick (1989–2001), and was knighted in 2003 for services to education.Originally from a working-class Liverpool family, Robinson now lives in Los Angeles with his wife Marie-Therese and children James and Kate.

Watch Sir Ken Robinson's full TED Talks — Schools Kill Creativity and Bring On The Learning Revolution — on TED.com

• In his first Talk, Schools Kill Creativity, Sir Ken Robinson makes a moving case for creating an education system that nurtures, rather than undermines, creativity.
• In the second Talk, Bring On The Learning Revolution, he makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.

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