Do schools kill creativity?

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.     Sir Ken Robinson · Author, educator Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of …[continue reading]

The era of open innovation

In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn’t just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can’t.   Charles Leadbeater · Innovation consultant A researcher at the London think tank Demos, Charles Leadbeater was early to notice the rise of “amateur innovation” — great …[continue reading]