Sir Ken Robinson’s risd Commencement Speech

At the 2009 risd Commencement, Sir Ken Robinson gave an inspiring speech on… creativity, finding passion, being determined, giving opportunities, challenging what you take for granted, the hierarchy of subjects in education (art near bottom), education systems designed in the 19th century, the importance of art in our lives, if you love something your whole life is transformed by it, cherish diversity, look for relationships not distinctions, life is not linear, the pointlessness of planning, be open to possibilities, create the right conditions for creativity to flourish, death valley flowers, use everything you have… Some Friday inspiration for you embedded below.

Next week Reddit will be interviewing Sir Ken at TED. Submit questions here.

Related, on the pointlessness of planning (true from personal experience), 37 Signals think so too as illustrated in their blog, talks and book.