Quotes from Ken Robinson

Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface.

Up to a point you welcome being interrupted because it is only by interacting with other people that you get anything interesting done.

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.

Never underestimate the vital importance of finding early in life the work that for you is play.

The more alive we feel, the more we can contribute to the lives of others.

Most people didn't pursue their passions simply because of the promise of a paycheck. They pursued them because they couldn't imagine doing anything else with their lives.

I believe our only hope for the future is to adopt a new conception of human ecology, one in which we start to reconstitute our concept of the richness in human capacity.

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

Teaching for creativity aims to encourage self-confidence, independence of mind, and the capacity to think for oneself.

Imagination is the source of all human achievement.

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.

Far more than any other power, imagination is what sets human beings apart from every other species on earth.

Creativity is the greatest gift of human intelligence.

Human intelligence is richer and more dynamic than we have been led to believe by formal academic education.

Human communities depend upon a diversity of talent not a singular conception of ability. and at the heart of the challenge is to reconstitute our sense of ability and intelligence

There's a wealth of talent that lies in all of us. All of us, including those who work in schools, must nurture creativity systematically and not kill it unwittingly.

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 the best out of them.

The real role of leadership in education ... is not and should not be command and control. The real role of leadership is climate control, creating a climate of possibility.

Most great learning happens in groups. Collaboration is the stuff of growth.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value

You cannot predict the outcome of human development. All you can do is like a farmer create the conditions under which it will begin to flourish.

The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued.

If you're running an engineering or finance company, all companies depend on ideas and ingenuity. I think the principles of creative leadership apply everywhere, whether it's an advertising company or whether you're running a hospital.

Learning happens in the minds and souls, not in the databases of multiple-choice tests.