Out of our Minds: Learning to be Creative
Sir Ken Robinson, who has made the study of creativity in schools his life’s work, has observed that instead of fuelling creativity through play, schools can actually kill it: “We have sold ourselves into a fast-food model of education, and it’s impoverishing our spirit and our energies as much as fast food is depleting our physical bodies…. Imagin
... See moreGreg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Use single words or very short phrases for each line. Remember, this is a visual as much as a verbal system. Use uppercase letters for key words and upper- and lower-case for others. Each key word or image should have its own line. Make the lines the same length as the word/image they support. Make the lines flowing and curving rather than straight
... See moreKen Robinson • Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life
The noted neurologist and author Oliver Sacks had this to say about originality, in his essay “Prodigies” from the book An Anthropologist on Mars: Creativity, as usually understood, entails not only a “what,” a talent, but a “who”—strong personal characteristics, a strong identity, personal sensibility, a personal style, which flow into the talent,
... See moreHaruki Murakami • Novelist as a Vocation: The master storyteller on writing and creativity
I am not saying that you all will become Picassos or Shakespeares, I am not saying that. A few of you will become painters, a few of you will become singers, a few of you will become musicians, a few of you dancers—but that is not the point. Each of you will become creative in your own way. You may be a cook, but there will be creativity. Or you ma
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