Out of Our Minds

Learning to Be Creative

De: Ken Robinson

Narrado por: John Lee

There is a paradox. As children, most of us think we are highly creative; as adults many of us think we are not. What changes as children grow up? Organizations across the globe are competing in a world that is changing faster than ever. They say they need people who can think creatively, who are flexible and quick to adapt. Too often they can't find them. Why not? In this provocative and inspiring book, Ken Robinson addresses three vital questions:

• Why is it essential to promote creativity? Business leaders, politicians and educators emphasize the vital importance of promoting creativity and innovation. Why does this matter so much?
• What is the problem? Why do so many people think they're not creative? Young children are buzzing with ideas. What happens as we grow up and go through school to make us think we are not creative?
• What can be done about it? What is creativity? What can companies, schools and organizations do to develop creativity and innovation in a deliberate and systematic way?

In this extensively revised and updated version of his best-selling classic, Ken Robinson offers a groundbreaking approach to understanding creativity in education and in business. He argues that people and organizations everywhere are dealing with problems that originate in schools and universities and that many people leave education with no idea at all of their real creative abilities. Out of Our Minds is a passionate and powerful call for radically different approaches to leadership, teaching and professional development to help us all to meet the extraordinary challenges of living and working in the 21st century.

©2011 Ken Robinson (P)2011 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Ken Robinson writes brilliantly about the different ways in which creativity is undervalued and ignored . . . especially in our educational systems." (John Cleese)

The change we so desperately need!!!

Sir Ken Robinson is the true north as far as the direction we need to go in order to transform education and the future for our children!

Terribly Disappointed

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No, the narrative is dry and hard to follow and does not provide justice to the work

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

The words of Sir Ken Robinson

What didn’t you like about John Lee’s performance?

It was extremely monotone and robotic. Sir Ken's work should be engaging. This was not.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No

lacking a plan

while its accurate in the critique of the status quo and entertaining to hear, the writer remains abstract in how to enhance creativity in subjects, schools and society. there is not one sentence to which i would disagree, which is a critique by itself.

insightful text

this book was very insightful when it came to matters of creativity. the one critique that I have about this book is that the author has a roundabout way of making his point which can lose my attention at times. other than that I greatly admire this author and his work in this book. His values align with my own as far as imbuing education with more creative outlets

Amazing and well researched!

Great resource! I am sure I'll listen to it again... And again...
I highly recommend anyone to listen to this book.