One Apple A Day #778 - remember your creative power
A few days ago, we lost Sir Ken Robinson, a unique and inspiring human being. His TED talk "Do schools kill creativity?" is just amazing. No surprise it's the most-watched of all TED talks. And despite being from 2006, it's still so relevant.
"We're all born with deep natural capacities for creativity". The core of his message has been one of the pillars of my work and life. We all are creative. It is within us. Creativity is what makes us thrive where we were children. Unfortunately, over the years at schools and work, we cover this natural capability with layers of stuff. Until we forget how creative we are and convince ourselves that we're not creative at all.
To awaken our creative power, we just need to remember who we are and become more of it.
But where do we start?
Here's a bit of advice from Sir Ken Robinson himself.
"Starts with imagination. It's the most extraordinary set of powers that we take for granted: the ability to bring into mind the things that aren't present. It's why we are so different from the rest of life on earth. That's why we're sitting in a beautiful building, drinking from these cups. Because human beings make things. We create things. We don't live in the world directly; we live in a world of ideas and of concepts and theories and ideologies."
To learn more about Sir Ken Robinson:
"Do schools kill creativity?" his famous TED talk.
The official website, with plenty of resources.