It is often said that education & training are the keys to the future. They are but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one way andyou lock resources away even from those they belong to. Turn it the otherway & you release resources & give people back to themselves. To realizeour true creative potential-in our organizations in our schools & in our communities-we need to think differently about ourselves & to actdifferently towards each other. We must learn to be creative." -Ken Robinson PRAISE FOR OUT OF OUR MINDS " Ken Robinson writes brilliantly about the different ways in which creativity is undervalued & ignored.. .especially in our educational systems." -John Cleese " Out of Our Minds explains why being creative in todaysworld is a vital necessity. This book is not to be missed." -Ken Blanchard co-author of The One-minute Manager & The Secret " If ever there was a time when creativity was necessary for the survival andgrowth of any organization it is now. This book more than any other I know providesimportant insights on how leaders can evoke & sustain those creative juices." -Warren Bennis Distinguished Professor of Business University of Southern California; Thomas S. Murphy Distinguished Rresearch Fellow Harvard Business School; Best-selling Author Geeks & Geezers " All corporate leaders should read this book." -Richard Scase Author & Business Forecaster " This really is a remarkable book. It does for human resources what Rachel Carsons Silent Spring did for the environment." -Wally Olins Founder Wolff-olins " Books about creativity are not always creative. Ken Robinsons is a welcome exception" -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi c.s. & d.j. Davidson Professor of Psychology Claremont Graduate University; Director Quality of Life Research Center; Best-selling Author Flow " The best analysis Ive seen of the disjunction between the kinds of intelligence that we have traditionally honored in schools & the kinds ofcreativity that we need today in our organizations & our society." -Howard Gardner a. hobbs professor in cognition & education Harvard Graduate School of Education Best-selling Author Frames of Mind"