Monday, July 9, 2012

Changing Education Paradigms

Though two years old, I've just seen this animated talk for the first time. I thought it worth sharing on two levels. First, though directed at educational systems there is a lot here that is relevant to the Collaborative. "Divergent thinking isn't the same thing as creativity." "Most great learning happens in groups, and collaboration is the stuff of growth." "...it is about the habits of our institutions and the habitats they occupy."


Second, the talk is animated in a manner you have probably seen before, similar to Steven's graphic facilitation. According to one source, the animated presentation has been viewed over eight million times, while the original, full-length video presentation has been viewed less than 270,000 times. 
"Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence"


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  1. Jennifer JewissJuly 11, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    Brent, thanks for posting this. I've seen it before but it's good to revisit it with an eye toward the Collaborative. Yes, many relevant points. Let me count the ways ... including:
    - the need to move away from a standardized model for learning (training) in many cases, especially if the organization is to embrace diverse cultural perspectives (with culture defined broadly to include and extend well beyond racial/ethnic diversity).

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