Tweet #1 - Interested in Continuous Innovation? - http://ow.ly/6W7e
Tweet #2 - Seth Godin on the Tribes We Lead - http://ow.ly/eTFQ
Tweet #3 - Interview with "Rethink" author - http://ow.ly/eTlr
Tweet #4 - Twitter in the Classroom - http://ow.ly/eTK2
 

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I came across this video of Sir Ken Robinson speaking about how schools kill creativity.

He contends that more emphasis should be placed on teaching creativity in schools, and that teaching creativity should be as important as teaching literacy. Here are some of his other key thoughts and insights:

The great thing about children is that if they don't know, at least they'll have a go - "If you're not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original." - Sir Ken Robinson

Unfortunately, by the time we become adults, most of us lose this capacity.
 

 

 

I just returned from a great experience at the incentive2innovate conference at the United Nations in New York City. Hosting the conference at the UN seemed appropriate given that it was a gathering of people who are trying to change the world. The percentage of people representing non-profits and social capitalist organizations was much higher than I expected, and it made for fascinating discussions. The conference was hosted in a gigantic conference room at the United Nations where UN delegates recently discussed the current economic crisis and debated potential solutions. I had the opportunity to record the following video interviews to share with you: