by Sören Stamer May 26, 2007 at 05:28 PM

I love to read good books. I am always amazed to have the opportunity to dive into the ideas of brilliant minds. It is such a great pleasure. Recently, some friends asked my about my latest readings and the books I recommend. So I decided to write about those books in this blog.

The latest book I have read is from Sir Ken Robinson. I bought it rights after his amazing and humorous speech at the IBM PartnerWorld 2007 in St. Louis four weeks ago. Sir Ken Robinson amazed me with his deep analysis and clear message about the shortcomings of our school system and our very limited perception of intelligence. He argues, that conventional schools tend to kill creativity. While most children believe in their creativity, most adults think their creativity is gone. It is essential for our society to change this. To stay competitive in a world of accelerated change and rising complexity we need to be highly creative to create a desirable future for us all. With other words: Our creativity is the greatest gift we have.

I deeply enjoyed reading Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative. It opened up my perception of intelligence and creativity by reframing my notion of both. Intelligence comes in multiple flavors and creativity is a great source in all of us. I very much recommend this book to anyone who is interested in a better school system, to parents, and to everyone who wants to enable highly creative environments. Sir Ken Robinson may inspire you as he already did with me. The chances are good.

Having read this book, I decided to foster creativity in everything I do. It feels real good.