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“What you do for yourself dies with you when you leave this world, what you do for others lives on forever.” – Sir Ken Robinson

One of the biggest blessings in my life was knowing Sir Ken Robinson. His recent passing is a loss on so many levels. Sir Ken was the most-watched speaker in TED’s history, with his 2006 talk "Do Schools Kill Creativity?," being viewed online over 60 million times and seen by an estimated 380 million people in 160 countries. I think its magnetic impact was because there are many creative people, like me, for whom the formal education system just did not work. As he said, “the consequence is that many highly talented creative brilliant people think they are not”. His TED Talk confirmed that I did not fail in my education, my education failed me. He helped me move on from that deep-down feeling of being academically inadequate. With a successful creative and entrepreneurial career, I am lucky that my strange way of thinking has been an asset, not a liability. But it was still cathartic to have Sir Ken explain why my educational experience was unsettli

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A beginner’s guide to the late Sir Ken Robinson

Best known for:

Sir Ken had the distinction of being the most-watched speaker on TED.com. To date, his four TED talks have been viewed over 66 million times, with his 2006 talk being the most viewed in TED's history. He is one of the world's leading advocates for the development of creativity and innovation in education. He argues that education programmes pupils to be good workers, rather than creative thinkers.

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Sir Ken Robinson (Image source: The Creative Company Conference)

Born: 1950 in Liverpool, England.

Sadly, Sir Ken passed away on 21 August 2020, following a short battle with cancer.

Nationality: British. Sir Ken divided his time between Los Angeles and London.

Where does he work:

Sir Ken was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Warwick. He was previously Director of the Arts in Schools Project between 1985–89, and Professor of Arts Education, also at University of Warwick. He was knighted for his services to the arts in 2003;

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Ken Robinson (educationalist)

British author, speaker, and education reformer (1950–2020)

For other persons named Kenneth, Ken or Kenny Robinson, see Ken Robinson (disambiguation).

Sir Kenneth Robinson (4 March 1950 – 21 August 2020)^[2] was a British author, speaker and international advisor on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education and arts bodies. He was director of the Arts in Schools Project (1985–1989) and Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick (1989–2001), and professor emeritus after leaving the university.^[3] In 2003, he was knighted for services to the arts.^[4]

Originally from a working-class Liverpool family,^[5] around September 2001^[6]^[7] Robinson moved to Los Angeles with his wife and children^[8] to serve as Senior Advisor to the president of the J. Paul Getty Trust.^[7]

Early life and education

Born in Liverpool, to James and Ethel Robinson, he was one of seven children from a working-class background. One of his brothers, Neil,