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Snippets from a brief talk with Ken Robinson

… Aspen Ideas Festival, July 2010. More here.

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New African Film Makers: Wanuri Kahiu

Yesterday I skyped with Wanuri Kahiu, a Kenyan filmmaker. The audiofile is here. In our interview we spoke about the self-conception of African fim makers, why it is necessary to have alternatives to Nollywood, we spoke about the art of … Continue reading

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The Origins of the Future

Last week I attended “Ciudad de las Ideas” in Puebla, 60 miles south east of Mexico City. Wonderful town, beautiful landscape … Venue: Complejo Cultural Universitario Andres Roemer, President and curator of the festical, brought a stellar line-up of speakers … Continue reading

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The Element – Interview with Sir Ken Robinson

The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. It celebrates the diversity of intelligence, the power of … Continue reading

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Sir Ken Robinson – The Element

If you don’t love what yo do – you are not in the element. This is in short the message of Sir Ken Robinson’s latest book. Below is the talk he gave yesterday at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Mindblowing …

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We need Shakespeare and Einstein!

Why don’t we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it’s because we’ve been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies — far from being cultivated for their … Continue reading

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