SCHOOLS KILL CREATIVITY . Sir Ken Robinson World-Renowned Expert on Innovation and Creativity UK / USA The visionary cultural leader Sir Ken Robinson has advised governments in Europe, Asia and in United States, Global 500 companies, not-for-profit corporations and some of the world´s leading cultural organizations. He argues that too many countries are locked into a model of education that was shaped by the Industrial Revolution and a narrow idea of academic ability. ” We´ve been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers; we are educating people out of their creativity,” claims Sir Ken. Sir Ken insists that creativity is now as important as literacy and numeracy and that schools and colleges everywhere have to rethink urgently some basic assumptions about intelligence and achievement to meet the extraordinary challenges of living and working in the 21st century. Sir Ken Robinson is a world-renowned speaker on how to create a culture of long-term success through continous creativity and consistent innovation. He is truly inspirational, with an unrivalled ability to convey powerful messages with extraordinary warmth, passion and wit. Before moving to the United States, he was voted Business Speaker of the Year by over 200 global and European companies. In June 2003, he was knighted by Queen Elisabeth II for his outstanding achievements as a leader in creativity, education and the arts. . Next Speaker