The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
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From one of the world's leading thinkers and speakers on creativity and self-fulfillment, a breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievement. The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. The Element draws on the stories of a wide range of people, from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney to Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons; from Meg Ryan to Gillian Lynne, who choreographed the Broadway productions of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera; and from writer Arianna Huffington to renowned physicist Richard Feynman and others, including business leaders and athletes. It explores the components of this new paradigm: The diversity of intelligence, the power of imagination and creativity, and the importance of commitment to our own capabilities.With a wry sense of humor, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the element and those that stifle that possibility. He shows that age and occupation are no barrier, and that once we have found our path we can help others to do so as well. The Element shows the vital need to enhance creativity and innovation by thinking differently about human resources and imagination. It is also an essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities to meet the challenges of living and succeeding in the twenty-first century.
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An interesting but ultimately unsatisfying book. Gives several descriptions of people who have found their element. That's all well and good and very nice for them but I was looking for a bit of instruction to go along with the biography.
I came across Ken Robinson after seeing his TED talk. You can't help but agree with Robinson that our education system is outdated, ineffective, and killing creativity. The element is doing what you are good at and what you love.This book is stories of well known, successful people that have found their passion even when the education system failed them. Robinson breaks down the key concepts others used and would be needed to find the element. This is not a self help book to help someone find their passion. Robinson gives the points needed to find ones passion but is vague on details. And at times the stories of individuals started to become too long and too many. I really like Robinson's writing and humor and will probably pick up his most resent novel [b:Finding Your Element How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life 16158494 Finding Your Element How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life Ken Robinson https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1356089374s/16158494.jpg 21998910] which sounds more like a guide that helps people find their own Element.
Every creative person, teacher, and individual seeking their passion should read this book. Sir Ken Robinson takes you on a journey in which you meet amazing and famous people who all gain success by finding ‘Their Element'.
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