Out of Our Minds

> —Ken Robinson Praise for OUT of OUR MINDS > —John Cleese "Out of Our Minds explains why being creative in today's world is a vital necessity. This book is not to be missed."
—Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One-Minute Manager and The Secret > —Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California; Thomas S. Murphy Distinguished Research Fellow, Harvard Business School; best-selling author, Geeks and Geezers > —Richard Scase, author and business forecaster "This really is a remarkable book. It does for human resources what Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did for the environment."
—Wally Olins, founder, Wolff-Olins > —Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, C.S. and D.J. Davidson Professor of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University; Director, Quality of Life Research Center; best-selling author, Flow > —Howard Gardner, A. Hobbs Professor in Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, best-selling author, Frames of Mind

SIR KEN ROBINSON, PHD, is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. He speaks to audiences throughout the world on the creative challenges facing business and education in the new global economies. Listed by Fast Company as one of the world's elite thinkers on creativity and innovation and ranked among the Thinkers50 of the world's top business thought leaders, he has worked with governments in the United States, Europe and Asia, with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, national and state education systems and some of the world's leading cultural organizations. For 12 years, he was professor of education at the University of Warwick in the UK and is now Professor Emeritus. He has received numerous honorary degrees and awards for his international work in education, creativity and cultural development. In 2003, he received a knighthood from H.M. Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the arts. Sir Ken's famous 2006 talk at the prestigious TED Conference is the most watched in TED history and has been seen by millions of people in more than 160 countries. He is author of the New York Times bestsellers The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything and Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life. Born in the UK, he lives in Los Angeles California.

Acknowledgments xi About the Author xiii Preface to the Third Edition xv 1 Out of Our Minds 1 2 Facing the Revolution 15 3 The Trouble with Education 41 4 The Academic Illusion 65 5 Knowing Your Mind 91 6 Being Creative 119 7 Feeling Better 143 8 You Are Not Alone 169 9 Being a Creative Leader 187 10 Learning to be Creative 209 Afterword 239 Endnotes 241 References 259 Index 267