Ken Robinson argues that organisations everywhere are trying to fix a problem th

at originates in schools and universities. Many people leave education with no i

dea what their creative abilities and strengths are. In a powerful and original
way, he says why this is and what organisations and individuals can do immediate
ly to recover their creative talents. Revised edition will have following change
s: Updated to accommodate recent changes to the education system (internationall
y), and to include more recent examples and case studiesFocus of the book shifte
d to give more international examples and refer to US education system; to appea
l to overseas markets.Some of the heavier academic content has been stripped out
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Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, 2nd Edition
Ken Robinson
ISBN: 978-1-907312-47-2
352 pages
February 2011, Capstone
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"It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They a
re, but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one way andyou lock resou
rces away, even from those they belong to. Turn it the otherway and you release
resources and give people back to themselves. To realizeour true creative potent
ial in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities we need to think dif
ferently about ourselves and to actdifferently towards each other. We must learn
to be creative."
Ken Robinson
PRAISE FOR OUT OF OUR MINDS
"Ken Robinson writes brilliantly about the different ways in which creativity is
undervalued and ignored . . . especially in our educational systems."
John Cleese
"Out of Our Minds explains why being creative in today'sworld is a vital necessi
ty. This book is not to be missed."
Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One-minute Manager and The Secret
"If ever there was a time when creativity was necessary for the survival andgrow
th of any organization, it is now. This book, more than any other I know, provid
esimportant insights on how leaders can evoke and sustain those creative juices.
"
Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern Califo

rnia; Thomas S. Murphy Distinguished Rresearch Fellow, Harvard Business School;

Best-selling Author, Geeks and Geezers
"All corporate leaders should read this book."
Richard Scase, Author and Business Forecaster
"This really is a remarkable book. It does for human resources what Rachel Carso
n's Silent Spring did for the environment."
Wally Olins, Founder, Wolff-olins
"Books about creativity are not always creative. Ken Robinson's is a welcome exc
eption"
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, c.s. and d.j. Davidson Professor of Psychology, Claremon
t Graduate University; Director, Quality of Life Research Center; Best-selling A
uthor, Flow
"The best analysis I've seen of the disjunction between the kinds of intelligenc
e that we have traditionally honored in schools and the kinds ofcreativity that
we need today in our organizations and our society."
Howard Gardner, a. hobbs professor in cognition and education, Harvard Graduate S
chool of Education, Best-selling Author, Frames of Mind
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Table of Contents
About the Author xi
Preface xiii
1 Out of Our Minds 1
2 Facing the Revolution 19
3 The Trouble with Education 49
4 The Academic Illusion 81
5 Knowing Your Mind 109
6 Being Creative 139
7 Feeling Better 167
8 You Are Not Alone 197
9 Being a Creative Leader 219
10 Learning to be Creative 245
Afterword 285
Endnotes 287
References 307
Index 315
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Author Information
SIR KEN ROBINSON PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development
of creativity, innovation and human resources. He speaks to audiences throughout
the world on the creative challenges facing business and education in the new g

lobal economies.
Sir Ken is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Warwick in the U
K and has worked with governments in Europe, Asia and the United States, with in
ternational agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and some of the world's leading cul
tural organizations. His renowned talks at the annual TED conference (2006 and 2
010) continued to be viewed online by many millions of people around the world.
In 2003, he received a knighthood from H.M. Queen Elizabeth II for his services
to the arts. In 2005 he was named as one of Time/Fortune/CNN's Principal Voices.
He has received numerous honorary degrees and awards for his international work
in education, creativity and cultural development.
He is author of New York Times bestseller The Element: How Finding Your Passion
Changes Everything, which has been translated into 20 languages.
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