this talk is about creativity there is a TED talk by Ken Robinson it’s called do
TED talk by Ken Robinson it’s called do
TED talk by Ken Robinson it’s called do schools kill creativity over the last
schools kill creativity over the last
schools kill creativity over the last five years I think I’ve probably watched
five years I think I’ve probably watched
five years I think I’ve probably watched it about 20 times I think it’s actually
it about 20 times I think it’s actually
it about 20 times I think it’s actually the most watched TED talk of all time
the most watched TED talk of all time
the most watched TED talk of all time and in it Ken Robinson identifies that
and in it Ken Robinson identifies that
and in it Ken Robinson identifies that creativity should be as important as
creativity should be as important as
creativity should be as important as literacy in our schools he also argues
literacy in our schools he also argues
literacy in our schools he also argues that creativity is our best hope to meet
that creativity is our best hope to meet
that creativity is our best hope to meet a future which we cannot foresee when I
a future which we cannot foresee when I
a future which we cannot foresee when I was asked to do this TED talk I couldn’t
was asked to do this TED talk I couldn’t
was asked to do this TED talk I couldn’t think of anything better to say than
think of anything better to say than
think of anything better to say than what Ken said I do think that Ken
what Ken said I do think that Ken
what Ken said I do think that Ken Robinson would make a great prime
Robinson would make a great prime
Robinson would make a great prime minister I would actually like to
minister I would actually like to
minister I would actually like to publicly declare my love for Ken
publicly declare my love for Ken
publicly declare my love for Ken Robinson um the best bit of advice you
Robinson um the best bit of advice you
Robinson um the best bit of advice you might get from my talk if you haven’t
might get from my talk if you haven’t
might get from my talk if you haven’t watched his talk is to watch his talk do
watched his talk is to watch his talk do
watched his talk is to watch his talk do you know that when you get asked to do a
you know that when you get asked to do a
you know that when you get asked to do a TED talk you get sent 11 of the best TED
TED talk you get sent 11 of the best TED
TED talk you get sent 11 of the best TED Talks to watch
Talks to watch
Talks to watch I think someone at Ted HQ must have
I think someone at Ted HQ must have
I think someone at Ted HQ must have thought you know it’s a really good way
thought you know it’s a really good way
thought you know it’s a really good way to settle the nerves of future speakers
to settle the nerves of future speakers
to settle the nerves of future speakers somebody could have thought let’s send
somebody could have thought let’s send
somebody could have thought let’s send them you know 11 of the biggest blunders
them you know 11 of the biggest blunders
them you know 11 of the biggest blunders in Ted history because that might kind
in Ted history because that might kind
in Ted history because that might kind of relax them or give them a bit of
of relax them or give them a bit of
of relax them or give them a bit of confidence but no you basically get sent
confidence but no you basically get sent
confidence but no you basically get sent a set of rules about how to make your
a set of rules about how to make your
a set of rules about how to make your talk completely perfect by the time I’d
talk completely perfect by the time I’d
talk completely perfect by the time I’d watched 11 incredible TED Talks I just
watched 11 incredible TED Talks I just
watched 11 incredible TED Talks I just thought I don’t have anything to say and
thought I don’t have anything to say and
thought I don’t have anything to say and why on earth did I agree to do this
why on earth did I agree to do this
why on earth did I agree to do this anyway but the other thing it made me
anyway but the other thing it made me
anyway but the other thing it made me realize is that actually I’ve never
realize is that actually I’ve never
realize is that actually I’ve never actually watched a TED talk from start
actually watched a TED talk from start
actually watched a TED talk from start to finish a part from Ken Robinson’s one
to finish a part from Ken Robinson’s one
to finish a part from Ken Robinson’s one it’s not because the speakers aren’t
it’s not because the speakers aren’t
it’s not because the speakers aren’t incredible or the ideas aren’t amazing
incredible or the ideas aren’t amazing
incredible or the ideas aren’t amazing but I just sometimes find myself getting
but I just sometimes find myself getting
but I just sometimes find myself getting a bit overwhelmed by the sheer wealth of
a bit overwhelmed by the sheer wealth of
a bit overwhelmed by the sheer wealth of good ideas at latest count I think there
good ideas at latest count I think there
good ideas at latest count I think there are 93 thousand TED talks and TEDx talks
are 93 thousand TED talks and TEDx talks
are 93 thousand TED talks and TEDx talks online
online
online that’s ninety-three thousand good ideas
that’s ninety-three thousand good ideas
that’s ninety-three thousand good ideas worth spreading to make the world a
worth spreading to make the world a
worth spreading to make the world a better place is anybody else wondering
better place is anybody else wondering
better place is anybody else wondering why the world isn’t a better place why
why the world isn’t a better place why
why the world isn’t a better place why more of the world’s problems haven’t
more of the world’s problems haven’t
more of the world’s problems haven’t been fixed or solved or things haven’t
been fixed or solved or things haven’t
been fixed or solved or things haven’t changed more even when I think about
changed more even when I think about
changed more even when I think about King Ken and his awesome talk I look at
King Ken and his awesome talk I look at
King Ken and his awesome talk I look at the education system in the UK and see
the education system in the UK and see
the education system in the UK and see it going in exactly the opposite
it going in exactly the opposite
it going in exactly the opposite direction to what Ken suggests with
direction to what Ken suggests with
direction to what Ken suggests with creativity becoming less valued by our
creativity becoming less valued by our
creativity becoming less valued by our school system rather than more why when
school system rather than more why when
school system rather than more why when there is such a beautifully expressed
there is such a beautifully expressed
there is such a beautifully expressed incredible argument there that’s been
incredible argument there that’s been
incredible argument there that’s been watched nearly 50 million times why does
watched nearly 50 million times why does
watched nearly 50 million times why does our school system and those who design
our school system and those who design
our school system and those who design it not seem to be changing I think part
it not seem to be changing I think part
it not seem to be changing I think part of the issue is that giving talks
of the issue is that giving talks
of the issue is that giving talks including Ted is part of what I would
including Ted is part of what I would
including Ted is part of what I would describe as a wider watching and
describe as a wider watching and
describe as a wider watching and listening culture I imagine that Ted
listening culture I imagine that Ted
listening culture I imagine that Ted utopia is a place where good ideas get
utopia is a place where good ideas get
utopia is a place where good ideas get spread to everyone but how many of these
spread to everyone but how many of these
spread to everyone but how many of these good ideas actually get implemented by
good ideas actually get implemented by
good ideas actually get implemented by those of us who listen to them how many
those of us who listen to them how many
those of us who listen to them how many of us actually change the way we think
of us actually change the way we think
of us actually change the way we think or more importantly how we act because
or more importantly how we act because
or more importantly how we act because of what we hear or read I think there’s
of what we hear or read I think there’s
of what we hear or read I think there’s an unquestioned principle in our society
an unquestioned principle in our society
an unquestioned principle in our society that people learn most by listening and
that people learn most by listening and
that people learn most by listening and reading but do we this assumption means
reading but do we this assumption means
reading but do we this assumption means that our society systematically
that our society systematically
that our society systematically privileges listening and reading as our
privileges listening and reading as our
privileges listening and reading as our preferred approach to learning our
preferred approach to learning our
preferred approach to learning our education system is largely based on
education system is largely based on
education system is largely based on this approach with children
this approach with children
this approach with children predominantly expected to sit and listen
predominantly expected to sit and listen
predominantly expected to sit and listen our companies actually also operate on
our companies actually also operate on
our companies actually also operate on this approach with most work carried out
this approach with most work carried out
this approach with most work carried out by some form of instruction and our
by some form of instruction and our
by some form of instruction and our governments also work like this with
governments also work like this with
governments also work like this with public policy developed through the
public policy developed through the
public policy developed through the analysis of data and reports but the
analysis of data and reports but the
analysis of data and reports but the strange thing is is that I think most of
strange thing is is that I think most of
strange thing is is that I think most of us as individual human beings do not
us as individual human beings do not
us as individual human beings do not change to the point where we take action
change to the point where we take action
change to the point where we take action unless
unless
unless we undergo an experience try asking your
we undergo an experience try asking your
we undergo an experience try asking your friends when their lives have been
friends when their lives have been
friends when their lives have been changed I think it’s less common for
changed I think it’s less common for
changed I think it’s less common for people to tell you about a talk that
people to tell you about a talk that
people to tell you about a talk that they’ve listened to or a book that
they’ve listened to or a book that
they’ve listened to or a book that they’ve read than an experience they’ve
they’ve read than an experience they’ve
they’ve read than an experience they’ve had my meeting somebody by going
had my meeting somebody by going
had my meeting somebody by going somewhere by trying something new why is
somewhere by trying something new why is
somewhere by trying something new why is this I think it’s because when we
this I think it’s because when we
this I think it’s because when we practically try something we take more
practically try something we take more
practically try something we take more of a personal risk that when we listen
of a personal risk that when we listen
of a personal risk that when we listen or read when we experience something we
or read when we experience something we
or read when we experience something we do not just sort of intellectually
do not just sort of intellectually
do not just sort of intellectually involve ourselves but we emotionally
involve ourselves but we emotionally
involve ourselves but we emotionally physically and socially involve
physically and socially involve
physically and socially involve ourselves and in this more visceral
ourselves and in this more visceral
ourselves and in this more visceral state we are more likely to open
state we are more likely to open
state we are more likely to open ourselves up to the possibility of
ourselves up to the possibility of
ourselves up to the possibility of change we’re more likely to carry that
change we’re more likely to carry that
change we’re more likely to carry that experience Falls to learn through doing
experience Falls to learn through doing
experience Falls to learn through doing but somehow the systems we’ve developed
but somehow the systems we’ve developed
but somehow the systems we’ve developed in our schools our organizations and our
in our schools our organizations and our
in our schools our organizations and our governments privileged listening and
governments privileged listening and
governments privileged listening and reading above a culture of learning
reading above a culture of learning
reading above a culture of learning through doing but could a culture of
through doing but could a culture of
through doing but could a culture of learning through doing be any better I
learning through doing be any better I
learning through doing be any better I think it’s interesting to look at times
think it’s interesting to look at times
think it’s interesting to look at times when a family or a community or a
when a family or a community or a
when a family or a community or a country go through some kind of crisis
country go through some kind of crisis
country go through some kind of crisis because it’s often in these moments that
because it’s often in these moments that
because it’s often in these moments that people are extraordinary my guess is
people are extraordinary my guess is
people are extraordinary my guess is that this is not just because people
that this is not just because people
that this is not just because people have a primal instinct to want to put
have a primal instinct to want to put
have a primal instinct to want to put things right in a crisis it’s also
things right in a crisis it’s also
things right in a crisis it’s also because difficult situations compel us
because difficult situations compel us
because difficult situations compel us to take action to do and the result is
to take action to do and the result is
to take action to do and the result is is that we take more risks and we do all
is that we take more risks and we do all
is that we take more risks and we do all kinds of things practically that we
kinds of things practically that we
kinds of things practically that we probably would not have attempted had it
probably would not have attempted had it
probably would not have attempted had it not been for the crisis you can see this
not been for the crisis you can see this
not been for the crisis you can see this kind of doing and risk-taking happening
kind of doing and risk-taking happening
kind of doing and risk-taking happening on a massive scale during and after
on a massive scale during and after
on a massive scale during and after World War two for example because of the
World War two for example because of the
World War two for example because of the challenges during the conflict the
challenges during the conflict the
challenges during the conflict the emergency medical service was
emergency medical service was
emergency medical service was established and run by government to
established and run by government to
established and run by government to help provide free medical care to people
help provide free medical care to people
help provide free medical care to people in bomb blasted communities this helped
in bomb blasted communities this helped
in bomb blasted communities this helped people including government ministers
people including government ministers
people including government ministers experience the benefits of this health
experience the benefits of this health
experience the benefits of this health care system for all and after the wall
care system for all and after the wall
care system for all and after the wall free health care for
free health care for
free health care for all was established as the norm the NHS
all was established as the norm the NHS
all was established as the norm the NHS and because people believed it was a
and because people believed it was a
and because people believed it was a good thing because they’d experienced it
good thing because they’d experienced it
good thing because they’d experienced it and as a result a new idea was not just
and as a result a new idea was not just
and as a result a new idea was not just created but delivered on a massive scale
created but delivered on a massive scale
created but delivered on a massive scale a health system which has since been
a health system which has since been
a health system which has since been envied around the world can you imagine
envied around the world can you imagine
envied around the world can you imagine such an extraordinary idea that changes
such an extraordinary idea that changes
such an extraordinary idea that changes the lives of millions of people that
the lives of millions of people that
the lives of millions of people that changes the fabric of our country being
changes the fabric of our country being
changes the fabric of our country being developed and delivered through our
developed and delivered through our
developed and delivered through our current systems which are not about
current systems which are not about
current systems which are not about learning through doing I’m not
learning through doing I’m not
learning through doing I’m not suggesting that we have to experience
suggesting that we have to experience
suggesting that we have to experience some kind of trauma in order to get
some kind of trauma in order to get
some kind of trauma in order to get stuff done simply that we practically
stuff done simply that we practically
stuff done simply that we practically test more ideas and I’m also not saying
test more ideas and I’m also not saying
test more ideas and I’m also not saying anything that anybody in this room
anything that anybody in this room
anything that anybody in this room doesn’t already know because when we
doesn’t already know because when we
doesn’t already know because when we were small like about this big we all
were small like about this big we all
were small like about this big we all knew this because this is how we live
knew this because this is how we live
knew this because this is how we live most of the useful things we learnt when
most of the useful things we learnt when
most of the useful things we learnt when we were a toddler that we do today is
we were a toddler that we do today is
we were a toddler that we do today is speaking moving or walking eating being
speaking moving or walking eating being
speaking moving or walking eating being able to represent something through
able to represent something through
able to represent something through scribbling and so on and so on we learnt
scribbling and so on and so on we learnt
scribbling and so on and so on we learnt through doing we didn’t read a book
through doing we didn’t read a book
through doing we didn’t read a book about reading and as a consequence learn
about reading and as a consequence learn
about reading and as a consequence learn how to read at the heart of our learning
how to read at the heart of our learning
how to read at the heart of our learning experience as a toddler was doing things
experience as a toddler was doing things
experience as a toddler was doing things instinctively and often failing to
instinctively and often failing to
instinctively and often failing to achieve the thing we were trying to do
achieve the thing we were trying to do
achieve the thing we were trying to do but through learning by trying stuff we
but through learning by trying stuff we
but through learning by trying stuff we would continue to refine the way we did
would continue to refine the way we did
would continue to refine the way we did something I believe we display a very
something I believe we display a very
something I believe we display a very pure form of human creativity when we
pure form of human creativity when we
pure form of human creativity when we are that young we’re prepared to try
are that young we’re prepared to try
are that young we’re prepared to try anything in order to explore and learn
anything in order to explore and learn
anything in order to explore and learn new stuff but as we get older more of
new stuff but as we get older more of
new stuff but as we get older more of our adult systems kick into action which
our adult systems kick into action which
our adult systems kick into action which tends to make us fearful of making
tends to make us fearful of making
tends to make us fearful of making mistakes this suppresses our creative
mistakes this suppresses our creative
mistakes this suppresses our creative instincts even the idea of our own
instincts even the idea of our own
instincts even the idea of our own creativity becomes confused to the point
creativity becomes confused to the point
creativity becomes confused to the point where I think people tend to think about
where I think people tend to think about
where I think people tend to think about creativity as a skill that you learn
creativity as a skill that you learn
creativity as a skill that you learn like painting or singing for me
like painting or singing for me
like painting or singing for me creativity just means that you’re
creativity just means that you’re
creativity just means that you’re prepared to take a risk to try and make
prepared to take a risk to try and make
prepared to take a risk to try and make something and do something when you’re
something and do something when you’re
something and do something when you’re not quite sure what will happen next and
not quite sure what will happen next and
not quite sure what will happen next and our creativity is
our creativity is
our creativity is it’s on tap like the right to life and
it’s on tap like the right to life and
it’s on tap like the right to life and the right to be free we all have the
the right to be free we all have the
the right to be free we all have the right to be creative but instead of
right to be creative but instead of
right to be creative but instead of Exeter’s exercising and enjoying our
Exeter’s exercising and enjoying our
Exeter’s exercising and enjoying our creativity we’ve learned to sit in
creativity we’ve learned to sit in
creativity we’ve learned to sit in auditoriums like this instead of TED
auditoriums like this instead of TED
auditoriums like this instead of TED Talks perhaps we should have TED actions
Talks perhaps we should have TED actions
Talks perhaps we should have TED actions in which we come together to test our
in which we come together to test our
in which we come together to test our ideas in which we all get to do stuff to
ideas in which we all get to do stuff to
ideas in which we all get to do stuff to learn through doing so the idea I want
learn through doing so the idea I want
learn through doing so the idea I want to share with you today is not an idea
to share with you today is not an idea
to share with you today is not an idea it’s just a practical suggestion and a
it’s just a practical suggestion and a
it’s just a practical suggestion and a process we should all spend less time
process we should all spend less time
process we should all spend less time listening to so many of other people’s
listening to so many of other people’s
listening to so many of other people’s ideas and spend more time trying and
ideas and spend more time trying and
ideas and spend more time trying and doing stuff rather than think through
doing stuff rather than think through
doing stuff rather than think through passively listening let’s think through
passively listening let’s think through
passively listening let’s think through a creative process of doing so how do we
a creative process of doing so how do we
a creative process of doing so how do we take a more practical approach without
take a more practical approach without
take a more practical approach without any crisis or trauma forcing us to our
any crisis or trauma forcing us to our
any crisis or trauma forcing us to our listening and watching culture has
listening and watching culture has
listening and watching culture has become so ingrained that sometimes we
become so ingrained that sometimes we
become so ingrained that sometimes we just need a bit of help to actually just
just need a bit of help to actually just
just need a bit of help to actually just do stuff I’ll share with you a process I
do stuff I’ll share with you a process I
do stuff I’ll share with you a process I have used in my work as a producer to
have used in my work as a producer to
have used in my work as a producer to support other people’s ideas to develop
support other people’s ideas to develop
support other people’s ideas to develop and it can apply in lots of different
and it can apply in lots of different
and it can apply in lots of different context it’s called scratch it’s simply
context it’s called scratch it’s simply
context it’s called scratch it’s simply a creative process to develop and
a creative process to develop and
a creative process to develop and deliver ideas and this is how it works
deliver ideas and this is how it works
deliver ideas and this is how it works firstly someone has an idea say it’s you
firstly someone has an idea say it’s you
firstly someone has an idea say it’s you you start by defining your idea it could
you start by defining your idea it could
you start by defining your idea it could be a massive idea or it could be just
be a massive idea or it could be just
be a massive idea or it could be just quite a small modest idea and then you
quite a small modest idea and then you
quite a small modest idea and then you plan
plan
plan you practically plan how to test your
you practically plan how to test your
you practically plan how to test your idea and as part of this stage you would
idea and as part of this stage you would
idea and as part of this stage you would assess the risks of carrying out your
assess the risks of carrying out your
assess the risks of carrying out your idea and the resources you will need
idea and the resources you will need
idea and the resources you will need making sure that you save some of those
making sure that you save some of those
making sure that you save some of those resources for your second annual third
resources for your second annual third
resources for your second annual third and your fourth test and then you would
and your fourth test and then you would
and your fourth test and then you would carry out a test of your idea you would
carry out a test of your idea you would
carry out a test of your idea you would personally take a creative risk by doing
personally take a creative risk by doing
personally take a creative risk by doing a version of your idea live before you
a version of your idea live before you
a version of your idea live before you really know what it is and other people
really know what it is and other people
really know what it is and other people would get to experience it then you
would get to experience it then you
would get to experience it then you would gather feedback to find out how
would gather feedback to find out how
would gather feedback to find out how people react to your idea what did they
people react to your idea what did they
people react to your idea what did they experience
experience
experience and then you analyze what their feedback
and then you analyze what their feedback
and then you analyze what their feedback means you decipher it and what that
means you decipher it and what that
means you decipher it and what that means for the future of your idea and
means for the future of your idea and
means for the future of your idea and then ideally you would take time to go
then ideally you would take time to go
then ideally you would take time to go away and do something else for a bit so
away and do something else for a bit so
away and do something else for a bit so that you can come back to your idea with
that you can come back to your idea with
that you can come back to your idea with a little bit more perspective and then
a little bit more perspective and then
a little bit more perspective and then you revisit your idea and you further
you revisit your idea and you further
you revisit your idea and you further develop it and plan a new test and so on
develop it and plan a new test and so on
develop it and plan a new test and so on iteratively developing a practical idea
iteratively developing a practical idea
iteratively developing a practical idea it’s not the creative process it’s just
it’s not the creative process it’s just
it’s not the creative process it’s just a creative process and before you think
a creative process and before you think
a creative process and before you think I’ve got this is scratch is some new
I’ve got this is scratch is some new
I’ve got this is scratch is some new jargon or idea arrived got to get my
jargon or idea arrived got to get my
jargon or idea arrived got to get my head round remember this is not
head round remember this is not
head round remember this is not something new to you remember that you
something new to you remember that you
something new to you remember that you use this approach or a simplified
use this approach or a simplified
use this approach or a simplified version of this approach literally
version of this approach literally
version of this approach literally millions of times in the first few years
millions of times in the first few years
millions of times in the first few years of your life as a toddler as you learn
of your life as a toddler as you learn
of your life as a toddler as you learn stuff as you changed because of the
stuff as you changed because of the
stuff as you changed because of the responses you got from people and
responses you got from people and
responses you got from people and through your willingness to take
through your willingness to take
through your willingness to take creative risks in your early years you
creative risks in your early years you
creative risks in your early years you probably learnt more stuff and changed
probably learnt more stuff and changed
probably learnt more stuff and changed more quickly than you have for the rest
more quickly than you have for the rest
more quickly than you have for the rest of your life put together with each loop
of your life put together with each loop
of your life put together with each loop you develop a new iteration of what you
you develop a new iteration of what you
you develop a new iteration of what you are creating be prepared just one health
are creating be prepared just one health
are creating be prepared just one health warning receiving feedback is almost
warning receiving feedback is almost
warning receiving feedback is almost always frustrating on some level
always frustrating on some level
always frustrating on some level feedback rarely says wow what an amazing
feedback rarely says wow what an amazing
feedback rarely says wow what an amazing idea that’s so clever gosh you’re so
idea that’s so clever gosh you’re so
idea that’s so clever gosh you’re so smart
smart
smart instead feedback is usually really
instead feedback is usually really
instead feedback is usually really annoying on some level because other
annoying on some level because other
annoying on some level because other people see things that you can’t or they
people see things that you can’t or they
people see things that you can’t or they just seem to be looking at something
just seem to be looking at something
just seem to be looking at something else entirely
else entirely
else entirely but either way their feedback provides
but either way their feedback provides
but either way their feedback provides you with more information to help you
you with more information to help you
you with more information to help you reflect on your idea it’s likely to
reflect on your idea it’s likely to
reflect on your idea it’s likely to disrupt your thinking but that’s the
disrupt your thinking but that’s the
disrupt your thinking but that’s the point
point
point it helps you see your idea through
it helps you see your idea through
it helps you see your idea through somebody else’s eyes it helps you see it
somebody else’s eyes it helps you see it
somebody else’s eyes it helps you see it through them lots of people fell into
through them lots of people fell into
through them lots of people fell into the development of this talk and I would
the development of this talk and I would
the development of this talk and I would like to thank them for their feedback
like to thank them for their feedback
like to thank them for their feedback even though it was quite annoying so
even though it was quite annoying so
even though it was quite annoying so when I was growing up I consistently
when I was growing up I consistently
when I was growing up I consistently felt inadequate in a system which graded
felt inadequate in a system which graded
felt inadequate in a system which graded intelligence like a product I felt I had
intelligence like a product I felt I had
intelligence like a product I felt I had a missing chip like millions of other
a missing chip like millions of other
a missing chip like millions of other children around the country I struggled
children around the country I struggled
children around the country I struggled to absorb large quantities of
to absorb large quantities of
to absorb large quantities of information and regurgitate it to order
information and regurgitate it to order
information and regurgitate it to order the system didn’t only
the system didn’t only
the system didn’t only you feel insufficient it meant I felt
you feel insufficient it meant I felt
you feel insufficient it meant I felt bored and despite a current generation
bored and despite a current generation
bored and despite a current generation of wonderful teachers the current system
of wonderful teachers the current system
of wonderful teachers the current system is doing the same to hundreds of
is doing the same to hundreds of
is doing the same to hundreds of thousands of young people every year but
thousands of young people every year but
thousands of young people every year but imagine if our schools adopted creative
imagine if our schools adopted creative
imagine if our schools adopted creative learning principles that looks something
learning principles that looks something
learning principles that looks something more like this learning could be a
more like this learning could be a
more like this learning could be a practical adventure rather than force
practical adventure rather than force
practical adventure rather than force children into subject specific
children into subject specific
children into subject specific disciplines a practical approach could
disciplines a practical approach could
disciplines a practical approach could help young people to develop more ways
help young people to develop more ways
help young people to develop more ways to think not just analytically but
to think not just analytically but
to think not just analytically but laterally and divergently not just
laterally and divergently not just
laterally and divergently not just critically but entrepreneurial II and
critically but entrepreneurial II and
critically but entrepreneurial II and strategically every day could be about
strategically every day could be about
strategically every day could be about doing and learning rather than thinking
doing and learning rather than thinking
doing and learning rather than thinking about how not to be wrong and every day
about how not to be wrong and every day
about how not to be wrong and every day could increase our sense of our
could increase our sense of our
could increase our sense of our involvement as young people our purpose
involvement as young people our purpose
involvement as young people our purpose and our agency what if we went the whole
and our agency what if we went the whole
and our agency what if we went the whole hog and used a creative process like
hog and used a creative process like
hog and used a creative process like this in the way that art government
this in the way that art government
this in the way that art government operates how would that look rather than
operates how would that look rather than
operates how would that look rather than a group of policy researchers evaluating
a group of policy researchers evaluating
a group of policy researchers evaluating data in order to change the lives of
data in order to change the lives of
data in order to change the lives of people they have never met and probably
people they have never met and probably
people they have never met and probably never will every day could be about
never will every day could be about
never will every day could be about practically testing policy ideas by
practically testing policy ideas by
practically testing policy ideas by working with members of the public to
working with members of the public to
working with members of the public to feedback and to help shape those policy
feedback and to help shape those policy
feedback and to help shape those policy ideas and at a time when divisions
ideas and at a time when divisions
ideas and at a time when divisions between different communities ideologies
between different communities ideologies
between different communities ideologies and approaches threatened to dangerously
and approaches threatened to dangerously
and approaches threatened to dangerously divide us I would argue that more than
divide us I would argue that more than
divide us I would argue that more than ever we need to creatively and
ever we need to creatively and
ever we need to creatively and practically work together to understand
practically work together to understand
practically work together to understand each other and to invent our future
each other and to invent our future
each other and to invent our future together rather than one group of people
together rather than one group of people
together rather than one group of people present another group of people with
present another group of people with
present another group of people with solutions because it is through the very
solutions because it is through the very
solutions because it is through the very process of doing the creative process of
process of doing the creative process of
process of doing the creative process of making it up as we go along from which
making it up as we go along from which
making it up as we go along from which we have so much to gain individually and
we have so much to gain individually and
we have so much to gain individually and collectively
collectively
collectively of course there’s huge value in
of course there’s huge value in
of course there’s huge value in listening and reading and watching but
listening and reading and watching but
listening and reading and watching but we must seek to balance this with doing
we must seek to balance this with doing
we must seek to balance this with doing and testing and creatively learning so
and testing and creatively learning so
and testing and creatively learning so my simple practical suggestion is to
my simple practical suggestion is to
my simple practical suggestion is to watch less and do more
watch less and do more
watch less and do more and as we finish this TED talk let’s
and as we finish this TED talk let’s
and as we finish this TED talk let’s turn it into a TED action I’m gonna ask
turn it into a TED action I’m gonna ask
turn it into a TED action I’m gonna ask you you’ve already met each other but to
you you’ve already met each other but to
you you’ve already met each other but to turn to the person next to you and share
turn to the person next to you and share
turn to the person next to you and share with them an idea an idea that you would
with them an idea an idea that you would
with them an idea an idea that you would like to test whether it’s in your work
like to test whether it’s in your work
like to test whether it’s in your work life your family life your home life and
life your family life your home life and
life your family life your home life and just do that for 30 seconds and then the
just do that for 30 seconds and then the
just do that for 30 seconds and then the other person can share their thought and
other person can share their thought and
other person can share their thought and their idea that they would like to test
their idea that they would like to test
their idea that they would like to test you have one minute and it starts now
you have one minute and it starts now
you have one minute and it starts now okay ladies and gents thank you very
okay ladies and gents thank you very
okay ladies and gents thank you very much thank you for taking part in that
much thank you for taking part in that
much thank you for taking part in that experiment I encourage you to pursue
experiment I encourage you to pursue
experiment I encourage you to pursue those ideas and maybe if you if you’ve
those ideas and maybe if you if you’ve
those ideas and maybe if you if you’ve just heard somebody’s a good idea and
just heard somebody’s a good idea and
just heard somebody’s a good idea and that’s really excited you then maybe get
that’s really excited you then maybe get
that’s really excited you then maybe get their number in the break and phone them
their number in the break and phone them
their number in the break and phone them up in three weeks time and check they’ve
up in three weeks time and check they’ve
up in three weeks time and check they’ve done it thanks very much
done it thanks very much
done it thanks very much [Applause]
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