Ken returned to TED for another talk this year and to no surprise, he was brilliant. He talks about a crisis that needs our attention immediately.
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Showing posts with label common sense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label common sense. Show all posts
June 30, 2010
TED2010: Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson did an 18 minute talk at TED2006 and to date, four million of us have watched it. As a lifelong educator, his subject was about the fact that the education system is killing creativity.
Ken returned to TED for another talk this year and to no surprise, he was brilliant. He talks about a crisis that needs our attention immediately.
@knealemann
Helping you integrate all you do with all you do.
Ken returned to TED for another talk this year and to no surprise, he was brilliant. He talks about a crisis that needs our attention immediately.
@knealemann
Helping you integrate all you do with all you do.
February 24, 2009
Not-So-Common Sense Revolution
"The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next."
Henry Ward Beecher
As we all take a long look at all that we do, it has made us realize our strengths. If you haven't done this yet, it a worthy exercise.
Many media and entertainment colleagues are hanging on - in some cases - for dear life. And in other cases, there is a bright future.
But it got me thinking about common sense and status quo. We put things in boxes, we over analyze lowest common denominator and seek averages to keep us all happy. We don't rock any boats and if we step out there is a fear that our lack of conformity will get us into trouble. And we certainly wouldn't want to run the risk that someone may not like what we do, would we? Yawn.
"It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense."
Robert Green Ingersol
The music industry was rested on many pillars that were deemed true for far too long. The genie has crushed the bottle.
The publishing industry is going through radical change and consumers are driving this bus as well.
Newspaper outlets will survive and thrive again but a completely new mind set must occur or they can blame no one but themselves.
"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
Albert Einstein
The phrase "common sense" should be stricken from our vernacular. It has caused mediocrity, laziness, assumption, arrogance and many other deadly sins. What is common and makes sense to you is where it stops.
"Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
This is not to say you and I may agree on virtually everything but we must look at the massive changes media is a going through to realize this can play in to your advantage.
So perhaps have another look your experience and your abilities with a fresh perspective. Don't throw anything away or assume what you know or what you have done is "common sense".
What are your thoughts?
What are your stories?
What is your common sense?
km
Henry Ward Beecher
As we all take a long look at all that we do, it has made us realize our strengths. If you haven't done this yet, it a worthy exercise.
Many media and entertainment colleagues are hanging on - in some cases - for dear life. And in other cases, there is a bright future.
But it got me thinking about common sense and status quo. We put things in boxes, we over analyze lowest common denominator and seek averages to keep us all happy. We don't rock any boats and if we step out there is a fear that our lack of conformity will get us into trouble. And we certainly wouldn't want to run the risk that someone may not like what we do, would we? Yawn.
"It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense."
Robert Green Ingersol
The music industry was rested on many pillars that were deemed true for far too long. The genie has crushed the bottle.
The publishing industry is going through radical change and consumers are driving this bus as well.
Newspaper outlets will survive and thrive again but a completely new mind set must occur or they can blame no one but themselves.
"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
Albert Einstein
The phrase "common sense" should be stricken from our vernacular. It has caused mediocrity, laziness, assumption, arrogance and many other deadly sins. What is common and makes sense to you is where it stops.
"Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
This is not to say you and I may agree on virtually everything but we must look at the massive changes media is a going through to realize this can play in to your advantage.
So perhaps have another look your experience and your abilities with a fresh perspective. Don't throw anything away or assume what you know or what you have done is "common sense".
What are your thoughts?
What are your stories?
What is your common sense?
km
