Through imagination, we can visit the past, contemplate the present, and anticipate the future. We can also do something else of profound and unique significance. We can create. Ken Robinson More Quotes by Ken Robinson More Quotes From Ken Robinson All of our existing ideas have creative possibilities. Ken Robinson creativity creative ideas Life is not linear, it is organic. We create our lives symbiotically as we explore our talents in relation to the circumstances they help create for us Ken Robinson talent life-is helping What we become as our lives evolve depends on the quality of our experiences here and now. Ken Robinson here-and-now quality evolve Somewhere in, I think, the back of the mind of some [education] policy makers is this idea that if we fine-tune it well enough, if we just get it right, it will all hum along perfectly into the future. It won't, and it never did. Ken Robinson educational ideas thinking Creativity is as important as literacy. Ken Robinson entrepreneur creativity important Every education system on Earth has the same hierarchy of subjects: at the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities, and the bottom are the arts. Ken Robinson motivation inspiration art In a world where lifelong employment in the same job is a thing of the past, creativity is not a luxury. It is essential for personal security and fulfillment. Ken Robinson creativity jobs past Change what you are doing; change your world. And if enough people do that, we can change the world. Ken Robinson enough people world Sometimes getting away from school is the best thing that can happen to a great mind. Ken Robinson mind sometimes school The gardener does not make a plant grow. The job of a gardener is to create optimal conditions for growth Ken Robinson growth doe jobs Humans are born curious, creative, and intuitive. Ken Robinson curious born creative These powers of imagination and creativity are among the few things that set us apart from the rest of life on Earth. But they make all the difference. Ken Robinson rest-of-life creativity differences Creativity is the greatest gift of human intelligence. Ken Robinson human-intelligence creativity humans It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They are, but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one way and you lock resources away, even from those they belong to. Turn it the other way and you release resources and give people back to themselves. To realize our true creative potential-in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities-we need to think differently about ourselves and to act differently towards each other. We must learn to be creative. Ken Robinson keys school thinking I mean, really, whatever you woke up worrying about this morning, get over it. How important in the greater scheme of things can it possibly be? Make your peace and move on. Ken Robinson morning motivational moving Some dreams truly are 'impossible dreams.' However, many aren't. Knowing the difference is often one of the first steps to finding your element, because if you can see the chances of making a dream come true, you can also likely see the necessary next steps you need to take toward achieving it. Ken Robinson passion dream motivational It's not what happens to us that makes the difference in our lives. What makes the difference is our attitude towards what happens. The idea of luck is a powerful way of illustrating the importance of our basic attitudes in affecting whether or not we find our Element. Ken Robinson powerful attitude motivational What you're doing now, or have done in the past, need not determine what you can do next and in the future. Ken Robinson done past needs Creativity is as important as literacy and numeracy, and I actually think people understand that creativity is important - they just don't understand what it is. Ken Robinson creativity people thinking We are all born with extraordinary powers of imagination, intelligence, feeling, intuition, spirituality, and of physical and sensory awareness. For the most part, we use only a fraction of these powers, and some not at all. Ken Robinson intuition imagination feelings
