Out of our minds: Learning to be creative by Ken Robinson

Author:Ken Robinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Capstone Pub
Published: 2001-06-14T22:00:00+00:00

Conclusion

All individuals have a wide range of abilities across different types of intelligence. It is undoubtedly the case that overall some individuals are more intelligent than others: that is, they have high abilities across a number of intelligences, in music, mathematics, deductive reasoning, visual perception and so on. It is equally the case that high ability in one field does not entail high abilities in others. A gifted mathematician need not be a gifted painter: a gifted poet may have no gift in dance. The essential point is that academic intelligence is often assumed to be of a higher order than all others. Other abilities are assumed to be less important or impressive in themselves. Consequently they are neither sought nor valued to the same extent. The result is that many individuals do not know what they can do, nor who they really are. When we talk of realising our potential, we should aim to do so in both senses of the word. We need to understand its range and variety. We also need to turn it into reality. This is where the idea of creativity assumes a central significance. The next chapter looks at what creativity means, how it relates to this idea of intelligence and how it can be promoted or stifled, in education, in business and beyond.

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