out of our minds

suggested by the TAE, i read this book by Ken Robinson. i'll comment on it following their proposed 4 questions:

Why did i choose this book?
the title is completed with the following comment "learning to be creative". i thought it would not harm me to learn it, how if possible, and, if i was already a little creative, why. this was after i tried to get how to "change the world" (which i have finally managed today).
on the 14.12.07 i chose 6 books from the list the TAE planned to acquire:
1. change the world
2. out of our minds
3. creativity
4. reframing business
5. leading the revolution
6. the innovator's dilemma
although some people say i'm a creative person, i still have doubts. at least, i'm very aware of many times when i act and react pretty conventionally, with no creativity at all. as you see, being and acting creatively is for me a burning issue and i regret being conventional.

what is this book about?
it deals with the dilemma between conventionality and creativity. it explains differents ways in which people are intelligent and use their talents where they work/spend their time. it tells about standard education and social expectiations, which hightlight one type of mental abilities in detriment of others. it helps to recover confidence in everyone's innovative capacities, what makes one reflect deeply into his/her neglected skills and react quickly. it presents a nearby future in which both organizations and personal ongoing formation need plenty of imagination and few automatic responses. it demands from individuals and companies a colective interest on being creative together, interacting and communicating our-selves.

what have i learned?
this is not a specialized book. it speaks about culture, management, art, history, accounts, education, innovation, forecasting, psychology, etc. it does not analyse problems, but deals with personal dilemmas and blockades managers, scientists and artists have on daily routine. i have learned that everyone has at least these three roles, that human intelligence is esentially creative, that we manage it through symbolic representation and that these symbols include words, images, sounds, movements, gestures and other interactive capacities that can change events. i have learned that involving oneself into artistic activities might develop best one's managerial talents than iterating endlessly projectmanagment.

how will i implement what i've learned?
i will appreciate in greater fairness my artistic incursions and not see them just as relax or holiday, but also as work and personal development of the best kind. i will challenge people who argue "i was educated so" and facilitate them to use and enjoy their creative talents. i will support any educational activity which brings forward an integrative thinking and imaginative approach to life.