Sir Ken Robinson
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Sir Ken Robinson is best known for his internationally renowned expert on innovation, creativity, education and business. Ken is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources.
Summary:
Sir Ken is a New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Element and is the most-watched speaker in TED’s history.
Biography:
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognised leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is the number 1 most watched speaker in TED talks history. His talks have been viewed online over 80 million times and seen by a whopping 400 million people in around 160 countries.
Fast Company call Sir Ken “One of the world’s elite thinkers on creativity and innovation”, he was also named as one of Time / Fortune / CNN’s Principal Voices. He advises governments, corporations, education systems, and some of the world’s leading cultural organisations.
As famous for his humor and fantastic presentation style as he is for his groundbreaking content, Sir Ken offers life-changing insights on how to lead a culture of innovation; robots; AI, and you; revolutionizing education; and the power of creativity. Knowing how to innovate and adapt in the rapidly changing worlds of work, education and day-today life is more urgent than ever.
For twelve years, Sir Ken Robinson was a professor of arts education at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. He is now professor emeritus. Sir Ken has received degrees from Universities in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Sir Ken has been honored with a number of different awards including;
- Athena Award of the Rhode Island School of Design for services to the arts and education
- Peabody Medal for contributions to the arts and culture in the United States
- LEGO Prize for international achievement in education
- Benjamin Franklin Medal of the Royal Society of Arts for outstanding contributions to cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the United States
- Nelson Mandela Changemaker Award.
He is a New York Times bestselling author, including the publication “The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything” which has been translated into twenty-four different languages and over 1 million copies sold worldwide. In 2003, he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the arts.
Topic areas
- creativity
- leadership
- innovation
- technology
- education
Fee range:
50,000 GBP upwards
Testimonials:
Ministry of Defence, UK Government
Scottish Book Trust
University of Miami