The Creativity Crisis

One of my current clients is presenting me with a series of  quite challenging problems based around  the question "How to engage business and the educators  so that they link together and help collaboratively to develop our children's full potential?' 

The focus, ('cos that is where the government funding comes from, bless them)  is on the basic skills and developing literacy and numeracy, which, of course are vital. 

The problem is that they seem to miss a very big point. That creativity lies at the root of everything. The ability to think differently, to break patterns, to not mind making a mistake. Without that we produce simply Russian dolls  who can take exams... stop me before I get too carried away and  do some real damage...

Innovation is creativity with a bottom line.  Enterprise is creativity applied commercially.

Following is a video from 2006 ago from my fellow scouser Sir Ken . 

And a quote from 1776...  'the greater part of what is taught in schools and universisties.. does not seem to be the proper preparation for that of business'  The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith. 

Not much has changed really has it?

This video should be  statutory viewing for every teacher on their first day of each term, for every educational administrator before every budget meeting; for every politician at every photo opportunity with a child;  and for every  parent, whenever they wonder if they are doing 'the Right thing'

Please pass it on. Please, please  pass it on.