Imagine if ... : creating a future for us all / Sir Ken Robinson and Kate Robinson.
Material type: TextPublisher: [New York, New York] : Penguin, [2022]Description: xxviii, 115 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:- 9780143134169
- 153.35 ROB
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A call to action that pulls together all of Sir Ken Robinson's key messages and philosophies, and that challenges and empowers readers to re-imagine our world, and our systems, for the better.
Sir Ken Robinson changed the lives of millions of people. The embodiment of the prestigious TED conference, his TED Talks are watched an average of 17,000 times a day--a figure that Chris Anderson, Head of TED, says is the equivalent of selling out the Millennium Dome every night for fifteen consecutive years. A New York Times bestselling author, Sir Ken's books have been translated into twenty four languages.
In his final years, Sir Ken was working on a book that would serve as his manifesto. This book was being written for both new and dedicated audiences alike as a coherent overview of the arguments that he dedicated his life to, and as a pivotal piece of literature for the education revolution he began. When Sir Ken received his cancer prognosis in August 2020 he asked his daughter and collaborator, Kate Robinson, to finish writing this manifesto and continue his work.
At its core, Sir Ken's work is a love letter to human potential--a celebration of what we as a species are capable of doing, and of being, if we create the right conditions. It is a rallying cry to revolutionize our systems of education, and the ways in which we run our businesses and structure our social systems, so that they bring out the best in each and every person. Sir Ken often observed that what separates us from the rest of life on Earth is our power of imagination: the ability to bring to mind things that are not present to our senses. It is imagination that allows us to create the world in which we live, rather than just exist in it. It also gives us the power to recreate it.
Includes bibliographical notes
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. ix)
- Foreword (p. xvii)
- Preface (p. xxi)
- Introduction (p. xxiii)
- Our creative powers have brought untold benefits to the comforts of our fives, the health of our bodies, and the complexity of our cultures. They have also brought us to a critical pass.
- 1 The Human Advantage (p. 1)
- Imagination is what separates us from the rest of life on Earth. It is through imagination that we create the worlds in which we live. We can also re-create them.
- 2 The World We Have Created (p. 11)
- The human world is shaped by the ideas, beliefs, and values of human imagination and culture. It is created out of our minds as much as from the natural environment.
- 3 You're More Than You Think (p. 23)
- Intelligence is diverse, dynamic, and distinct. Intelligence and creativity are blood relatives. One cannot exist without the other.
- 4 The Promise of Education (p. 37)
- Education must enable students to understand the world around them and the talents within them so that they can become fulfilled individuals and active, compassionate citizens.
- 5 From the Factory to the Farm (p. 51)
- We are depleting our human resources in the same way we are depleting the Earth's resources. Our future depends on tackling both crises urgently.
- 6 Creating Miracles (p. 63)
- Our role is to create the conditions for life and learning to flourish. When we do that, we realize we have been in the miracle business all along.
- 7 One Shot (p. 81)
- Our best hope for the future is to develop a new understanding of human capacity to meet a new era of human existence.
- 8 Be the Change (p. 93)
- Rock 'n' roll was not a government-led initiative. Revolutions do not wait for legislation; they emerge from what people do at the ground level.
- Imagine If ... (p. 109)
- "The lesson we most need to learn is that there is more to life on Earth than human beings and more to being human than self-interest. Our futures all depend on learning this lesson by heart."
- Notes (p. 114)
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Author notes provided by Syndetics
Sir Ken Robinson , Ph.D, was an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation, and human potential. For twelve years, he was professor of education at the University of Warwick in the UK. He advised governments, corporations, education systems, and some of the world's leading cultural organizations. His bestselling book The Element has been translated into twenty-three languages. He died in 2020.Kate Robinson is an international consultant in creativity and innovation in education. Her expertise lies in raising the profile of inspiring initiatives, with a particular focus on start-ups and building strong partnerships with a social purpose. Her passion lies in engaging youth voice, and through this work has been awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Education Empowerment.