SIR KEN ROBINSON, Ph.D
"Out of our Minds: Learning to be Creative"

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Wheelwright Auditorium
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

This is a free event, but General Admission tickets are required and are available at the Wheelwright Box Office, 108 Spadoni Park Circle 349-2502 

"Open Discussion Session: a Q & A with Sir Ken Robinson"
Thursday, February 14, 2008
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Edwards Recital Hall EHFA 152
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

Sir Ken Robinson is well known throughout the world as a leading business speaker. He has spoken for companies and organizations both large and small including American Bankers Association, The World Bank, and Time Magazine, just to name a few. Sir Ken speaks on a wide variety of topics including (but not limited to) the following:

Sir Ken is also an author of many books and special reports that have been well received by audiences around the world. In his most recent book, Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, Sir Ken discusses the importance of creativity in the workplace and encourages everyone to find the creativity within themselves. In regards to this book, John Cleese said: ‘Ken Robinson writes brilliantly about the different ways in which creativity is undervalued and ignored in Western culture and especially in our educational systems.’  Sir Ken’s forthcoming book, The Element, will be available for purchase in 2009.

If you are wondering how Sir Ken became a leader in so many different areas of business, consider his past experiences:

Sir Ken earned a Ph.D. from the University of London.

For ten years, he was Professor of Education at the University of Warwick in England and is now Professor Emeritus.

He led The Arts in Schools Project from 1985-1989, working to improve and increase teaching of the arts in schools.

He led a national commission on creativity, education, and the economy for the United Kingdom Government in 1998, which brought together leading business people, scientists, artists, and educators.

He was voted Business Speaker of the Year by over 200 global and European countries in 2000.

In 2003, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts.

He was named as one of Time/Fortune/CNN’s ‘Principle Voices’ in 2005.