Creativity's EssentialitySir Ken RobisonSir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Watch full talk at TED Design ThinkingStandford Design School"Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success."
Read more at IDEO.com IDEO Reimagining the Shopping CartReimagining the Shopping Cart. To demonstrate our process for innovation for a 1999 episode of ABC's late-night news show Nightline,IDEO created a new shopping cart concept, considering issues such as maneuverability, shopping behavior, child safety, and maintenance cost.
Watch insightful video at ABC Nightline MindfulnessMindfulness in School and WorkHow Mindfulness Has Changed The Way Americans Learn And Work
NEW YORK — On a typical school day, the students at DREAM Charter School in Harlem don’t return from recess to lessons in reading, writing or math. Instead, they walk up to the third floor of the cinder-block school building, enter a darkened classroom, lie down and belly... Read Whole Story Room to Breathe Film Room to Breathe explores the personal transformations that happen for students, their families, and educators as mindfulness is introduced in a truly challenging public school... Watch movie at Mindfulness Schools |
The ArtistAustin Kleon encouraging to Steal Like an ArtistAustin Kleon's talk "Steal Like An Artist" is a creative manifesto based on 10 things he wish he'd heard when he was starting out. Austin is a writer and artist. He's the author of Newspaper Blackout, a best-selling book of poetry made by redacting newspaper articles with a permanent marker.
Watch full talk at TED The Artist RoleWhat Is the Artist’s Role in Society?
Every artist plays a different and necessary part in contributing to the overall health, development, and well-being of our society.
Read more at Artwork Archive here FailureFailure Is An Option
Failure can be devastating, but it can also make us stronger and smarter. This week, TED speakers explore how failure clears the way for success, in our everyday work, and our innermost lives. Listen to Full Story here Dyslexia Dyslexia DesignersA LOPSIDED WINE decanter, a gorilla-shaped parka, a chandelier that looks a bit like an atom. These seemingly unrelated items have one thing in common: each was designed by someone with dyslexia. And they are all among the curious array of objects that will be...
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