Do Schools Destroy Creativity? - Ken Robinson February 5, 2009

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/29/Sir_Ken_Robinson_A_New_View_of_Human_Capacity

Sir Ken Robinson says a schismatic view of the mind has marginalized many people's talents, creating a crisis of human resources. "Human dysfunction...is a bounty for all kinds of corporations and institutions," says Robinson.

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Ken Robinson, innovation expert and author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, overcame polio to become one of the world's leaders in the development of creativity in business, education and human resources. - Los Angeles Public Library

Sir Ken Robinson - Sir Ken Robinson was born in Liverpool 4 March 1950, the son of James and Ethel Robinson. He is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. He has worked with national governments in Europe and Asia, with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, national and state education systems, non-profit corporations and some of the world's leading cultural organizations. They include the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, the Royal Ballet, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the European Commission, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the J Paul Getty Trust and the Education Commission of the States. From 1989 - 2001, he was Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick.