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The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. It is here that people feel most themselves, inspired and able to achieve at their highest levels. In this ground-breaking book, world renowned creativity expert Ken Robinson identifies a crisis in education and business: whether it's a child bored in class, a disillusioned or misused employee or someone who feels frustrated but can't quite explain why, too many people don't realize what they are capable of achieving. Through stories of people - like Vidal Sassoon, Ariana Huffington and Matt Groening - who have recognized their unique talents and been able to make a successful living doing what they love, Robinson argues that age and occupation are no barrier and explains how it is possible for each one of us to reach our element. With a wry sense of humour, Ken Robinson inspires us, above all, to reconnect with our true self - it could just change everything.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Element

Think Differently

Beyond Imagining

In the Zone

Finding Your Tribe

What Will They Think?

Do You Feel Lucky?

Somebody Help Me

IS It Too Late?

For Love or Money

Making the Grade Afterword

Notes

Index

This book contains a wide range of stories about the creative journeys of very different people. Many of them were interviewed specifically for this book. These people tell how they first came to recognize their unique talents and how they make a highly successful living from doing what they love. What strikes me is that often their journeys haven’t been conventional.

They’ve been full of twists, turns, and surprises. Often those I interviewed they said that our conversations for the book revealed ideas and experiences they hadn’t discussed this way before. The moment of recognition. The evolution of their talents. The encouragement or discouragement of family, friends, and teachers. What made them forge ahead in the face of numerous obstacles.

Their stories are not fairy tales, though. All of these people are leading complicated and challenging lives. Their personal journeys have not been easy and straightforward. They’ve all had their disasters as well as their triumphs. None of them has “perfect” lives. But all of them regularly experience moments that feel like perfection. Their stories are often fascinating.

But this book isn’t really about them. It’s about you.

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One myth is that only special people are creative. This is not true.

So my initial definition of imagination is "the power to bring mind things that are not present to our senses."

As soon as we have the power to release our minds from the immediate here and now, in a sense we are free.

Imagination is not the same as creativity. Creativity takes the process of imagination to another level. My definition of creativity is "the process of having original ideas that have value."

You can think of creativity as applied imagination.

Creative thinking depends greatly on what's sometimes called divergent or lateral tinkling, and especially on thinking in metaphors or seeing analogies.

William James put it this way: "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives ...

One of the most basic reasons for thinking that it's too late to be who you are truly capable of being is the belief that life is linear.

exercise your mind and body regularly, eat well, and have a general zest for life.

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With a crackling wit and a deep humanity, (Ken Robinson) urges us to ignore the naysayers, bypass the crowd and find the place where our talents and desires intersect -- Daniel Pink, Author Of A Whole New Mind A book that lightens and lifts the minds and hearts of all who read it -- Susan Jeffers, Author Of Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway Happiness really is within your grasp Guardian The Element gives you the feeling that all is possible if we dig deeply within ourselves, using our imaginations and curiosity -- Vidal Sassoon

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The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the Element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. With a wry sense of humor, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the Element and those that stifle that possibility. Drawing on the stories of a wide range of people, including Paul McCartney, Matt Groening, Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, and Bart Conner, he shows that age and occupation are no barrier and that this is the essential strategy for transform­ing education, business, and communities in the twenty-first century