Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson worked with governments, education systems, international agencies, global corporations, and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations to unlock the creative energy of people and organizations. He led national and international projects on creative and cultural education in the UK, Europe, Asia, and the United States. Sir Ken is the most-watched speaker in TED’s history. His 2006 talk, “Do Schools Kill Creativity,” has been viewed online over 60 million times and seen by an estimated 380 million people in 160 countries.

His book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything is a New York Times bestseller. It has been translated into 23 languages and has sold over a million copies worldwide. A 10th-anniversary edition of his classic work on creativity and innovation, Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative was published in 2011. Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life, also a New York Times bestseller, is the acclaimed companion to The Element and provides readers with a practical guide to finding and developing their own talents and vocations. His subsequent book, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education, tackles the critical issue of how to transform the world’s troubled educational systems and is now available in 15 languages. Robinson’s latest book, You, Your Child, and School: Navigating Your Way To The Best Education, is an essential read for all parents to help get their children the education they really need for a happy and productive life.

In the years before he passed away, Sir Ken had been working on a manifesto – a short book that would pull together all of his key arguments and serve as a call to action for the education revolution he spent his life advocating for.