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Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People

Sir Ken Robinson: Creativity Expert, Author, and Viral Ted Speaker

Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People

Guy Kawasaki

Documentary, Society And Culture, Management, Evangelism, Innovation, Remarkable People, Education, Society & Culture, Apple, Silicon Valley, Writing, Technology, Marketing, Guy Kawasaki, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Pitching, Social Media, Business, Macintosh, Speaking

4.6667 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2020

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Remarkable People, Guy Kawasaki interviews Sir Ken Robinson whose viral TED talk, Do Schools Kill Creativity, has been watched over 65 million times. An expert in creativity and innovation, Robinson shares why he thinks school is stifling children's creativity in favor of math. His delightful stories mixed with gold nuggets of wisdom will truly entertain and inspire you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

In my years of entrepreneurship, I've seen countless startups. And here's the truth.

0:07.3

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0:14.0

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0:24.1

on an AI-powered platform that turns every dollar into opportunity. In fact, 30,000 companies

0:32.9

are trusting Brex to help them win. Go to brex.com slash grow to learn more.

0:44.4

Hello, this is Guy Kawasaki.

0:47.0

Welcome to the next Remarkable People podcast.

0:50.4

My guest today is Sir Ken Robinson,

0:52.8

Professor Emeritus of the University of Warwick and a British author who has excelled as a teacher, researcher, writer, and speaker.

1:01.1

Acclaimed by Fast Company is one of the world's elite thinkers on creativity and innovation.

1:06.5

He's also a member of the Thinkers 50 list as one of the world's top management thinkers.

1:12.8

Robinson's book, The Element, How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, became a New York Times bestseller.

1:19.8

It was translated into 23 languages and sold over a million copies.

1:25.4

Robinson achieved international claim for his 2006 TED Talk, Do Schools Kill Creativity?

1:32.3

This has been viewed by 64,333,554 people.

1:39.4

He wants you and I to be part of a revolution in education.

1:43.1

In a nutshell, he thinks that creativity is as

1:46.1

important as literacy, and that schools are stifling the creativity of our children. Growing

1:52.3

up with polio in working-class Liverpool, he knew he'd have to earn a living by using his head,

1:57.5

not his hands. In 2003, he attained his greatest honor. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth

2:03.7

II for his services to the arts. Have you ever wondered how one gets knighted? Keep listening,

2:10.7

and you'll find out. When we began our interview, I tried to explain who I was. He said he knew who I was and proceeded to tell me a great story about the humility of Herb Alpert.

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