Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative

339 Pages·2011·1.38 MB·English

by  Ken Robinson

CONTENTS
COVER
HALF TITLE PAGE
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
DEDICATION
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: OUT OF OUR MINDS
CREATING THE FUTURE
RETHINKING CREATIVITY
THREE THEMES
CONNECTING EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND
CULTURE
BEYOND IMAGINING
CHAPTER 2: FACING THE REVOLUTION
GETTING OUT MORE
GETTING THE MESSAGE
IT’S ONLY JUST BEGUN
USING YOUR BRAIN
SUPERCHARGING YOUR BRAIN
IT’S GETTING CROWDED
THE PERILS OF PREDICTION
THE LEISURED SOCIETY?
ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE
LOOKING FORWARD
CHAPTER 3: THE TROUBLE WITH EDUCATION
REFORMING AND TRANSFORMING
ACADEMIC INFLATION
TWIN PILLARS
THE CULTURE OF EDUCATION
THE SEPTIC FOCUS
ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
THE WAR FOR TALENT
CULTURAL CHALLENGES
PERSONAL CHALLENGES
TAKING STOCK
CHAPTER 4: THE ACADEMIC ILLUSION
IMAGES OF INTELLIGENCE
MEASURING YOUR MIND
THE TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE
BORN AGAIN
THE RISE OF EDUCATION
THE IRRESISTIBLE RISE OF IQ
ARTS AND SCIENCES
CHANGING OUR MINDS
CHAPTER 5: KNOWING YOUR MIND
YOU’RE MORE THAN YOU THINK
LIVING IN TWO WORLDS
MAPPING THE MIND
DIVERSITY
DYNAMISM
DISTINCTIVENESS
PLASTICITY AND POTENTIAL
DARRYL’S DANCE
REALIZING WHO WE ARE
CHAPTER 6: BEING CREATIVE
VIVA LAS VEGAS
IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY AND
INNOVATION
THE CREATIVE MIND
SPEAKING YOUR MIND
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
SCHEMATIC SYMBOLS
CREATING AND RECREATING
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
JUDGING VALUE
MAKING CONNECTIONS
FREEDOM AND CONTROL
THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 7: FEELING BETTER
BEYOND THE NUMBERS
THE EXILE OF FEELING
TWO TRADITIONS
EDUCATING THE EMOTIONS
KNOWING AND FEELING
ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 8: YOU ARE NOT ALONE
THE LONE GENIUS?
DEFINING CULTURE
A MATTER OF TIME AND DIFFERENCE
DYNAMIC CULTURES
DISTINCT DIFFERENCES
LIFE IS NOT LINEAR
CULTURE AND CREATIVITY
THE POWER OF IDEAS
THEORY AND IDEOLOGY
CHAPTER 9: BEING A CREATIVE LEADER
LEADING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION
THE ROLES AND PRINCIPLES OF CREATIVE
LEADERSHIP
BORN AGAIN
CHAPTER 10: LEARNING TO BE CREATIVE
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION
PRINCIPLES OF TRANSFORMATION
MAKING IT HAPPEN
THE CULTURE OF EDUCATION
CREATIVE TEACHING
CURRICULUM
ASSESSMENT
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
AFTERWORD
ENDNOTES
REFERENCES
INDEX
OUT OF OUR MINDS

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© Sir Ken Robinson 2001, 2011
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