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Do schools kill creativity?

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Sir Ken Robinson, PhD

Sir Ken Robinson is an internationally-renowned expert in the field of creativity and innovation in business and education, especially the use of drama and theatre. He has served as advisor to a succession of high-profile public and private organizations - including governments, the European Commission, and Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. His latest book is Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative. He is working on "Catalyzing Creativity", a forum for the discussion and exchange of ideas on innovation and creativity in business.

This is a 20 min video from TED conference (www.ted.com) Jan 7, 2007 re the importance of teaching creativity in schools as a way of approaching the uncertainty of our present, and future, times.

Preserving Indigenous Spirituality

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David Lukoff, PhD

David Lukoff, PhD, is Co-President of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and on the faculty of the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center (www.spiritualcompetency.com) created by David, provides access to online resources that enhance the cultural sensitivity of mental health professionals. In August 2008 he taught a 7 day course on transpersonal psychology in Kyrgyzstan at the Aigine Research Centre for traditional healers and other cultural practitioners.

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