Educationvs

Creativitymiloš skokić (inspired by Ken Robinson and Seth Godin work)

“I‘ve never let my school

interfere with my

education” Mark Twain

Creativity?

Frank Gehry

This guy was a truck driver…

…also did some evening courses ofdrawing*…

His teacher told him many timesthat he should

quit!*Nothing serious, just a course of perspective.

Guggenheim museum – the reason why 1.000.000 tourists come to Bilbao every year.

And he didn’t…

Definicija kreativnosti i na primeru gugenhajma sa statistikom povecanja broja turista

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value !

But what is divergent

thinking?

• Its not a synonym.• Its an essential

capacity for creativity.• It’s the ability to see

lots of posible answers to a question.

linear wrongisthinking

How many uses can you think of

for a paperclip?

MIT research

• Most people 10-15• If you are very

good at this 200!

•15000 people involved.•If youscore above a certain level, you are considered genius!

%?

Education?How to educate

children to take their place in the economies of the 21st century…When we

can’t anticipate how the economy will look at the end of the week !?

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Because of this, a lot of experts agree that

developing creativity should be as important in public schools as literacy!

IS IT?

“Our world is

filled withfactories.Factories

thatmake

widgetsand

insuranceand Web

sites,factories

thatmake

movies and

take care of sick

people andanswer thetelephone…

And th

ese

fact

orie

s ne

ed

wor

kers

!“

If you learn how to be one

of these workers, if you pay

attention in school, follow

instructions, show up on time,

and try hard, we will take care

of you. We will pay you a lot

ofmoney, give you

healthinsurance, and offer

you jobsecurity.

We will cherish you and take care of you.

It's a pretty seductive bargain. We set up our schools

and our systems and our government to support the

bargain. But in the face of competition and

technology,

the bargain has fallen apart!

?What should we do then?

• Change the rules!• Learn to be creative! (yes, its

possible)

• Standardisation in education is wrong!• Work in small groups

whenever you can.• Work with different people,

learn from them…

Find the shortcuts

that others couldn't

find!

Try to solve a real problem!

make something work that wasn't working before

Make a personal connectionwith someone who was out

ofreach to everyone else!

Ever did that?

And YES, go to school!

Although degree is not a guaranty, it’s still necessary. (if you ever decide you want to have a job)

And you can learn some things that are not completely useless, right?

“With a great power,

comes great responsibilit

y!”Spiderman