Saturday, January 29, 2011
creativity
I'm a little skeptical about this clip being associated with the Shell company. I wondered exactly what Ken was trying to say. What did he mean by creativity? If he means we need to become "artists" in order to simply become a part of the technological revolution and a better "consumer," I think his thoughts on how we might change education are different than mine. If he means that each child and each young adult need to be recognized as creative in their own unique way in order to better reach students, then I agree with him.
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Maybe Shell is looking for a few good (creative) men! Maybe Ken is looking for people to explore the possibilities that technology holds for their creative minds. I do think that his was a message for corporations (?) to seek out the creative potential of young people in the industry. It was an interesting format and reflects the way business has to look to the future in order to survive a very competitive world. Amy
ReplyDeleteInteresting observation about Shell being a sponsor. Score one for Lora on the media literacy front! :-) When Sir Ken talks about creativity, having seen his other talks, he tends not to focus on the industrial revolution models that we have come to expect. Rather, he falls more on the side of re-inventing education from the ground up. Hence his comments about the little girl drawing the picture. I'm not certain as I agree with your observation that he's advocating for greater "comsumerism." If that's what you are saying. He's recognizing the fact that we are moving very rapidly into a time when we have to solve very big problems in creative ways.
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