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Ken Robinson – Out of Our Minds”It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They are, but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one way andyou lock resources away, even from those they belong to. Turn it the otherway and you release resources and give people back to themselves. To realizeour true creative potential—in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities—we need to think differently about ourselves and to actdifferently towards each other. We must learn to be creative.”—Ken RobinsonPRAISE FOR OUT OF OUR MINDS”Ken Robinson writes brilliantly about the different ways in which creativity is undervalued and ignored . . . especially in our educational systems.”—John Cleese”Out of Our Minds explains why being creative in today’sworld is a vital necessity. This book is not to be missed.”—Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One-minute Manager and The Secret”If ever there was a time when creativity was necessary for the survival andgrowth of any organization, it is now. This book, more than any other I know, providesimportant insights on how leaders can evoke and sustain those creative juices.”—Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California; Thomas S. Murphy Distinguished Rresearch Fellow, Harvard Business School; Best-selling Author, Geeks and Geezers”All corporate leaders should read this book.”—Richard Scase, Author and Business Forecaster”This really is a remarkable book. It does for human resources what Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring did for the environment.”—Wally Olins, Founder, Wolff-olins”Books about creativity are not always creative. Ken Robinson’s is a welcome exception”—Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, c.s. and d.j. Davidson Professor of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University; Director, Quality of Life Research Center; Best-selling Author, Flow”The best analysis I’ve seen of the disjunction between the kinds of intelligence that we have traditionally honored in schools and the kinds ofcreativity that we need today in our organizations and our society.”—Howard Gardner, a. hobbs professor in cognition and education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Best-selling Author, frames of Mind Editorial ReviewsReview‘…inspiring, witty and engaging book.’ (Tes.co.uk, April 2011). ‘…straightforward, amusing and useful.’ (Management Today, May 2011). ‘…a book with the potential to be a catalyst for system-wide change.’ (Times Educational Supplement, May 2011). ‘Now more global in perspective…the book seems more important than ever…His rallying cry still deserves to be heard.’ (Business Life, May 2011).From the Inside FlapThere is a paradox. As children, most of us think we are highly creative; as adults many of us think we are not. What changes as children grow up? Organizations across the globe are competing in a world that is changing faster than ever. They say they need people who can think creatively, who are flexible and quick to adapt. Too often they say they can’t find them. Why not? In this provocative and inspiring book, Ken Robinson addresses three vital questions:    Why is it essential to promote creativity? Business leaders, politicians and educators emphasize the vital importance of promoting creativity andinnovation. Why does this matter so much?    What is the problem? Why do so many people think they’re not creative? Young children are buzzing with ideas. What happens as we grow up and go through school to make us think we arenot creative?    What can be done about it? What is creativity? What can companies, schools and organizations do to develop creativity and innovation in a deliberate and systematic way?In this extensively revised and updated version of his bestselling classic, Out of Our Minds, Ken Robinson offers a groundbreaking approach to understanding creativity in education and in business. He argues that people and organizations everywhere are dealing with problems that originate in schools and universities and that many people leave education with no idea at all of their real creative abilities. Out of Our Minds is a passionate and powerful call for radically different approaches to leadership, teaching and professional development to help us all to meet the extraordinary challenges of living and working in the 21st century.