“We stigmatize mistakes. And we're now running national educational systems where mistakes are the worst thing you can make -- and the result is that we are educating people out of their creative capacities.” — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
School systems should base their curriculum not on the idea of separate subjects, but on the much more fertile idea of disciplines... which makes possible a fluid and dynamic curriculum that is interdisciplinary. — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
“Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
“As humanity becomes more numerous and interwoven, living respectfully with diversity is not just an ethical choice, it is a practical imperative. There” — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
In a world where lifelong employment in the same job is a thing of the past, creativity is not a luxury. It is essential… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
“For most of us the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail - it’s just the opposite - we aim too low… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
Very often, organizations are inflexible because there is too little communication between functions; they are too segregated. — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
Every education system on Earth has the same hierarchy of subjects: at the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities, and the bottom… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
“We are all born with extraordinary powers of imagination, intelligence, feeling, intuition, spirituality, and of physical and sensory awareness. (p.9)” — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
You create your life, and you can recreate it, too. In times of economic downturn and uncertainty, it's more important than ever to look… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
“I asked a professor of nanotechnology what they use to measure the unthinkable small distances of nanospace? He said it was the nanometre. This… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
We need to eliminate the existing hierarchy of subjects. Elevating some disciplines over others only reinforces outmoded assumptions of industrialism and offends the principle… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don't know what they are capable of achieving. — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
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… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
