Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative

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 andyou lock resources away even from those they belong to. Turn it the otherway and you release resources and give people back to themselves. To realizeour true creative potential—in our organizations in our schools and in our communities—we need to think differently about ourselves and to actdifferently towards each other. We must learn to be creative.—Ken RobinsonPRAISE FOR OUT OF OUR MINDSKen Robinson writes brilliantly about the different ways in which creativity is undervalued and ignored . . . especially in our educational systems.—John CleeseOut of Our Minds explains why being creative in today'sworld is a vital necessity. This book is not to be missed.—Ken Blanchard co-author of The One-minute Manager and The SecretIf ever there was a time when creativity was necessary for the survival andgrowth of any organization it is now. This book more than any other I know providesimportant insights on how leaders can evoke and sustain those creative juices.—Warren Bennis Distinguished Professor of Business University of Southern California; Thomas S. Murphy Distinguished Rresearch Fellow Harvard Business School; Best-selling Author Geeks and GeezersAll corporate leaders should read this book.—Richard Scase Author and Business ForecasterThis really is a remarkable book. It does for human resources what Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did for the environment.—Wally Olins Founder Wolff-olinsBooks about creativity are not always creative. Ken Robinson's is a welcome exception—Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi c.s. and d.j. Davidson Professor of Psychology Claremont Graduate University; Director Quality of Life Research Center; Best-selling Author FlowThe best analysis I've seen of the disjunction between the kinds of intelligence that we have traditionally honored in schools and the kinds ofcreativity that we need today in our organizations and our society.—Howard Gardner a. hobbs professor in cognition and education Harvard Graduate School of Education Best-selling Author Frames of Mind
Q&A with Sir Ken Robinson
Author Sir Ken Robinson What has changed since the first edition of Out of Our Minds was published in 2001 that has prompted you to write this new edition?
Hardcover: 352 pages

Publisher: Capstone; 2 edition (February 21 2011)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1907312471

ISBN-13: 978-1907312472

Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 1.3 x 8.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds