A new organic conception of human capability

Apologies for the rather grandiose title, but this is essentially the text of Sir Ken Robinson's recent lecture at the Royal Society of Arts in London (where he received a special award). Sir Ken opened our specialist arts college in 1998 and has since gone on to chair national committees advising government on the importance of creativity in education and working at the Getty Centre in Los Angeles as a special advisor. Click here to watch a video of his speech. It's not short (about 50 mins) but it contains much wisdom about human nature and a powerful plea for an urgent paradigm shift in our thinking about education.