265 Quotes by Ken Robinson

There are three related ideas, which I will elaborate as we go on. They are imagination, which is the process of bringing to mind things that are not present to our senses; creativity, which is the process of developing original ideas that have value, and innovation, which is the process of putting new ideas into practice.

The gardener does not make a plant grow. The job of a gardener is to create optimal conditions for growth.

Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it’s the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves.

He lost his sight and found a vision. He proved dramatically that it’s not what happens to us that determines out lives – it’s what we make of what happens.

For most of us the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail – it’s just the opposite – we aim too low and succeed.

The reason that neither he nor I could predict my life, any more than you can predict yours, is that life is not linear; it is organic.

Creativity is as important as literacy.

When children aren’t given the space to struggle through things on their own, they don’t learn to problem-solve very well. They don’t learn to be confident in their own abilities, and it can affect their self-esteem.

If you’re running an engineering or finance company, all companies depend on ideas and ingenuity. I think the principles of creative leadership apply everywhere, whether it’s an advertising company or whether you’re running a hospital.