Do schools kill creativity?
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under Thoughts and Theory
From TED
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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 energy and curiosity — are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. “We are educating people out of their creativity,” Robinson says. It’s a message with deep resonance. Robinson’s TEDTalk has been distributed widely around the Web since its release in June 2006. The most popular words framing blog posts on his talk? “Everyone should watch this.”
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I just grabbed a copy of Ken’s latest book from Amazon (which he mentions in this talk) as soon as I watched this . His newest book ‘Element – How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything’ can be found here – I can’t wait to read it! For those of you in Perth, you can find it in Boffins Bookshop in the city – though at a heftier price. You can read more about Ken here and here.
Tags: TED
TED Talks: spreading ideas that change the world
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under Photography Links, Thoughts and Theory
I’ve been meaning to blog about this for a while. I enjoy sharing important learning resources with other people out there and the following is one of the most empowering (knowledge is power, right?) resources on the internet.
If you haven’t heard of TED talks, then this is your lucky day. I remember when I first came across them. I subscribed to the podcast and furiously went through my itunes playlist, highlighting those including key buzzwords that interested me: photography, biology, evolution etc.
But what are they? Rather than explain, i’ll just feed you the blurb on the about page of TED’s website
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. The annual conference now brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).
When I tell people about TED I tell them ‘Imagine a conference where the smartest people in the world talk to you about what they know most about for 20 minutes’.
I will post links to some of my favourite TED talks relating to photography in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, spend a few hours exploring and listening here.
How photography connects us to the world: David Griffin on TED.com
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under Thoughts and Theory
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds and has blossomed into an annual conference which now brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers.
Some amazing talks about photography have been at TED conferences, including memorable appearances by one of my favourite photographers, Frans Lanting and a great humanitarian photographer, Phil Borges. In this talk, the photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin explains the power of photography to connect us to our world.
Check it!
Tags: inspiration, national geographic, TED
