Quotes from Ken Robinson

Misunderstanding the process is why many people become disillusioned and think they are not creative.

For example, "the richest Americans, those earning more than $ 10 million annually, reported levels of personal happiness only slightly greater than the office staffs and blue-collar workers they employ.

Life is rarely a straight line moving upward across a page. Real life is more like a beautiful scribble, looping across the page. Life is complex and unpredictable, and because of our powers of imagination and creativity we are able to navigate it.

Creativity is call and response: one idea can catalyze a multitude more in the minds of other people.

there are a variety of ways to express intelligence, and that no one scale could ever measure this.

No sabremos lo que podemos llegar a ser hasta que no sepamos lo que somos capaces de hacer.

We can take away some encouraging things from this. One is a bit of perspective. 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.

Los músicos adoran las melodías que componen, los escritores natos aman las palabras, a los bailarines les encanta el movimiento, los matemáticos aman los números, los empresarios adoran cerrar negocios, los grandes profesores aman la enseñanza.

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

This book contains a wide range of stories about the creative journeys of very different people.

las personas que fundamentalmente aman lo que hacen no piensan en ello como si fuera un trabajo en el sentido habitual de la palabra. Lo hacen porque quieren y porque al hacerlo están en su Elemento.

Una buena educación depende de una buena enseñanza».

If the world were to turn upside down tomorrow, they'd figure out a way to evolve their talents to accommodate these changes.

The objective of this form of recreation is to bring a proper balance into our lives—a balance between making a living and making a life. Whether or not we can spend most of our time in our Element, it's essential for our well-being that we connect with our true passions in some way and at some point.

What if, freed from the what-has-always-beens that hold some schools back, and from the standardized testing that has paralyzed our nation's discourse and practice, a school launches the inventors, artists, and change makers who will act boldly and courageously in the face of a changing world?

El mayor descubrimiento de mi generación es que los seres humanos pueden alterar su vida modificando su disposición de ánimo… Si cambias tu forma de pensar, puedes cambiar tu vida».

Businesses everywhere say they need people who are creative and can think independently. But the argument is not just about business. It's about having lives with purpose and meaning in and beyond whatever work we do.

Creative teams have a distinctive personality and come together to do something specific. They are together only for as long as they want to be or have to be to get the job done.

Todos nacemos con una capacidad extraordinaria para la imaginación, la inteligencia, las emociones, la intuición, la espiritualidad y con conciencia física y sensorial.

To find your Element you have to get to know yourself better. You have to spend time with yourself, apart from other people's opinions of you.

Normalmente, las personas que utilizan la creatividad en el trabajo tienen algo en común: aman el medio en el que trabajan. Los

El principal papel de un director escolar no es mandar y controlar, sino estimular de forma creativa el ambiente.

Whether you're disabled or not, issues of attitude are of paramount importance in finding your Element. A strong will to be yourself is an indomitable force. Without it, even a person in perfect physical shape is at a comparative disadvantage. In my experience, most people have to face internal obstacles of self-doubt and fear as much as any external obstacles of circumstance and opportunity.

La función de un líder creativo no es concebir la totalidad de las ideas, sino impulsar una cultura en la que todos puedan generarlas.