Sir Ken Robinson: why do we get educated out of creativity?

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The talk by Sir Ken Robinson is one to note. He delivers an entertaining and moving presentation about the state of the education system and how it should be rethought to nurture creativity. The following video was recorded at TEDTalks held in February 2006 (duration: 20m)



A few points worth highlighting, from the talk:

• Kids will take a chance -- they're not frightened of being wrong
• If you're not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original
• Creativity is about creating original ideas that have value
• Picaso: all children are born artists
  

And here's a humorous injection I enjoyed:

• If a man speaks his mind in a forest and no woman hears him -- is he still wrong?

Related links:

• TEDBlog: Sir Ken Robinson on TEDTalks
• Sir Ken Robinson: Short profile