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Professor Ken Robinson & the importance of creativity

Professor Ken Robinson & the importance of creativity. Jen Farrant. About me. Creative & strategic thinker Arts manager & consultant Arts Award Adviser Arts Award Supporter Consultant Trinity College London Shakespeare Schools Festivals Pop Up Festival Royal Opera House Bridge.

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Professor Ken Robinson & the importance of creativity

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  1. Professor Ken Robinson & the importance of creativity Jen Farrant

  2. About me • Creative & strategic thinker • Arts manager & consultant • Arts Award Adviser • Arts Award Supporter Consultant • Trinity College London • Shakespeare Schools Festivals • Pop Up Festival • Royal Opera House Bridge

  3. www.jenfarrant.com/adpa

  4. What are we going to do? • Talk about creativity • Listen to Ken Robinson – my education hero • Discuss his ideas • No wrong answers • Often isn’t a right answer • Which is the point......

  5. What is this?

  6. Awww....

  7. What am I talking about? • Why have I started my presentation like this? • What am I trying to get you to think about? • CLUE – think of the title of my presentation!

  8. What can you do with this?

  9. What do you think? • In your groups discuss this • Do you agree? • Disagree? • Any personal experience you are happy to share?

  10. Creativity • The creative industries are the UK’s fastest growing industry • This includes gaming, media, film, theatre, etc. • But! • There is more to creativity than just the creative industries....but before we move onto that...

  11. UK Film Industry • directly generating 43,900  full  time  jobs  • contributing  £1.6  billion  to  national  GDP.  • In employment terms, the  industry  is  larger than fund  management  and the pharmaceutical manufacturing  sector.

  12. contributed over £4.6 billion to UK GDP  • £1.3 billion to the Exchequer (2011) •  UK  film industry has been  very positive with GDP growth consistently outstripping  the UK as a whole • Oxford Economics, The Economic Impact of the UK film Industry

  13. Kate Winslet • Worth £60m to the UK economy • Inc tourism • Her revenue • Jobs generated • ‘general promotional effect’ • Guardian Article

  14. Danny Boyle • Did drama at university • Worked at joint stock theatre • Royal court theatre • Old Vic • Trainspotting • Slumdog millionaire • Olympic opening ceremony • Wikipedia article

  15. How does Ken Robinson’s speech relate to this....

  16. STEM • Science, technology, engineering and maths • All requires creativity • Thinking outside of the box • Think of Star Trek and the first tricorder...

  17. Star Trek....Now image Image

  18. Creativity • How would you encourage creativity within schools?

  19. You are not just teaching dance, drama and music You are teaching so much, much more

  20. Conclusion • Education is stifling creativity • Creativity is vital to our futures • You are providing young people with amazing skills and experiences which will last them the rest of their lives

  21. www.jenfarrant.com/adpa

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