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Offline Gurus - Ken Robinson
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Ken Robinson is a world-renowned speaker, writer, and change agent in education and art. He is highly sought after as a consultant by businesses that recognize the need for revolutionary thinking and manpower development for growth. Ken Robinson was born in Liverpool, in 1950. He went on to earn a Ph. D. in 1981 from the University of London for research into drama and theater in education.
Ken Robinson held position of Professor Emeritus at Warwick University until April 2001 where he taught Education. In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II knighted Ken Robinson for his outstanding achievements as a leader and change agent in creativity, education, and the arts.
Sir Ken Robinson conducts several seminars and workshops where he teaches people importance of creativity and human resource in development of businesses. He is an internationally recognized expert in this field and a much sought after inspirational speaker. He is a charismatic speaker and has the ability to communicate serious messages in a witty way.
According to Robinson, creativity and innovation are vital to the new knowledge economies in particular. It is for this reason that businesses spend so much on instilling creativity in their human resources. Robinson’s views have influenced people from to and not surprisingly, he was voted Business Speaker of the Year by over 200 European companies. He acts as consultant to many companies worldwide and delivers unique tailor-made solutions to each client. He also draws tremendously from his global experience and makes insightful connections in his speeches.
Ken Robinson has led and participated in major conferences and groups on education. He chaired the ASEM II Cultural Conference that brought together delegates from Europe and the Asia Pacific Region.
Ken Robinson was a keynote speaker at Buckingham Palace for the Royal Society of Arts President's Forum on Creativity. Robinson is also an author and his latest book Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative was published in 2001. The book argues that the fundamental problem is the nature of education.
According to Ken Robinson, school and college education is stifling about creativity and forces us all to think in a banal manner. Businesses today are trying to reverse what education has done and are ending spending millions of creativity development. Out of Our Minds suggests a revolutionary change that is transforming how business works and the urgent need to promote creativity and innovation.
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