Every once in a while I come across something on TED which just irresistible. Ok, so far every talk on TED I have seen was entertaining, and good and in some sense coming as a revelation, but there are some that – at least for me – stands out even from that crowd.

This is my latest find, Carmen Agra Deedy talking about stories. I think this talk would be one of those Saturday Classes you would enjoy a lot.

Thank you to Bertalan Mesk? from ScienceRoll.

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

And I think everyone should pay attention to the mistakes part – around after the sixth minute – and the “educated out of creativity” bit. We always write and say that making mistakes is human, we actively punish it all the time. Watch the video, and try to imagine what it would be if we did not chop off the wings of the kids. At least in the sense of not being terrified of making mistakes.

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Ok, so this is just nice. And clever.

Maybe we just see the end of the mouse? I mean I would not mind at all.

(video originally found at John Sinteur’s: the Daily Irrelevant)