Ken Robinson

Imagination is the primary gift of human consciousness.

— Ken Robinson

All of our existing ideas have creative possibilities.

— Ken Robinson

“Creative teams are dynamic.”

— Ken Robinson

Curiosity is the engine of achievement.

— Ken Robinson

Creativity is the greatest gift of human intelligence.

— Ken Robinson

Imagination is the source of all human achievement.

— Ken Robinson

To be creative you actually have to do something.

— Ken Robinson

Humans are born curious, creative, and intuitive.

— Ken Robinson

Children are wonderfully confident in their own imaginations. Most of us lose this confidence as we grow up.

— Ken Robinson

Being creative is at the heart of being human and of all cultural progress.

— Ken Robinson

“Being in your element is not only about aptitude, it’s about passion: it is about loving what you do.”

— Ken Robinson

My contention is, all kids have tremendous talents. And we squander them, pretty ruthlessly.

— Ken Robinson

If you can light the spark of curiosity in a child, they will learn without any further assistance.

— Ken Robinson

Everyday, everywhere our children spread their dreams beneath our feet and we should tread softly.

— Ken Robinson

Being wrong doesn't mean being creative - but if you aren't afraid of being wrong, you can't be creative.

— Ken Robinson

“Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe.”

— Ken Robinson

“We stigmatize mistakes. And we're now running national educational systems where mistakes are the worst thing you can make -- and the…

— Ken Robinson

“As humanity becomes more numerous and interwoven, living respectfully with diversity is not just an ethical choice, it is a practical imperative.…

— Ken Robinson

Creativity is as important as literacy and numeracy, and I actually think people understand that creativity is important - they just don't…

— Ken Robinson

“As the physicist John Wheeler said, “If you don’t kick things around with people, you are out of it. Nobody, I always…

— Ken Robinson

Our task is to educate their (our students) whole being so they can face the future. We may not see the future,…

— Ken Robinson

We are all born with extraordinary powers of imagination, intelligence, feeling, intuition, spirituality, and of physical and sensory awareness. For the most…

— Ken Robinson

“The features are aptitude and passion. The conditions are attitude and opportunity. The sequence goes something like this: I get it; I…

— Ken Robinson

“Never underestimate the vital importance of finding early in life the work that for you is play. This turns possible underachievers into…

— Ken Robinson

“If you design a system to do something specific, don't be surprised if it does it. If you run an education system…

— Ken Robinson

We need to eliminate the existing hierarchy of subjects. Elevating some disciplines over others only reinforces outmoded assumptions of industrialism and offends…

— Ken Robinson

“Being in your Element is about connecting with and dwelling in the positive feelings that express and fulfill your own spiritual energies.…

— Ken Robinson

One of the strongest signs of being in the zone is a sense of freedom and of authenticity. When we are doing…

— Ken Robinson

Some dreams truly are 'impossible dreams.' However, many aren't. Knowing the difference is often one of the first steps to finding your…

— Ken Robinson

Now the problem with standardized tests is that it's based on the mistake that we can simply scale up the education of…

— Ken Robinson

The fact is that given the challenges we face, education doesn't need to be reformed -- it needs to be transformed. The…

— Ken Robinson

To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system. Education…

— Ken Robinson

“THE ARTS The arts are about the qualities of human experiences. Through music, dance, visual arts, drama, and the rest, we give…

— Ken Robinson

“The one that we’re involved with is that kids are natural learners. That’s the paradigm we know is true, and modern brain…

— Ken Robinson

It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They are, but a key can be turned…

— Ken Robinson

“In Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness, Susan Smalley and Diana Winston argue that, “Learning to live mindfully does…

— Ken Robinson

“Public schools were not only created in the interests of industrialism—they were created in the image of industrialism. In many ways, they…

— Ken Robinson

“[Lemaire] has been working on the thirteenth-root challenge for a number of years. Previously, his best time had been a sluggish 77…

— Ken Robinson

“Robert Sternberg is a professor of psychology at Tufts University and a past president of the American Psychological Association. He is a…

— Ken Robinson

“I asked a professor of nanotechnology what they use to measure the unthinkable small distances of nanospace? He said it was the…

— Ken Robinson