forum08: Bay Area Discovery Museum

Celebrating the Role of Creativity in Learning

Monday, February 11, 2008
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Ritz Carlton Hotel
600 Stockton Street, San Francisco

The Discovery Forum raises support for the Museum’s educational exhibitions and programs, and serves to increase awareness about current topics in education. The event also advances the Museum’s role as a central resource for children, families and educational organizations throughout the Bay Area.

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At Forum Sir Ken Robinson referred to a report from the National Advisory Committee on Creativity and Cultural Education. He focused on the segment on partnership and collaboration which can be found in Part Three of the report.

Sir Ken Robinson Makes the Case for Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson will explore why too many are locked into a narrow idea of academic ability, focusing on the vital questions: Why is it essential to promote creativity? What’s the problem? Why do so many adults think they’re not creative? Most children are buzzing with ideas. What happens to them as they grow up? What should be done? Is everyone creative or just a select few? Can creativity be developed? If so, how? In exploring these questions, Sir Ken argues for radical changes in how we educate all children to meet the extraordinary challenges of living and working in the 21st century.

About Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources, and author of the groundbreaking book Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative. He has worked with national governments in Europe and Asia, with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, not-for-profit corporations and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations. He is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Warwick in England. Time/Fortune/CNN named him one of 2005’s ‘Principal Voices’. In 2003, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts.

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2008 Event Chairs

Lily So Beischer, Board of Trustees
Courtney Finnegan, Discovery Council
Julie Vlahos, Discovery Council
Amy Schoew, Event Advisor

Forum Host Committee

Lily and Tom Beischer
Dana and Robert Emery
Jacqueline and Christian Erdman
Cynthia and John Gunn
Beth and Hank Holland
Keiko and Gerry Horkan
Ann and John Iannuccillo
Leigh and Bill Matthes
Nicola Miner and Robert Anderson
Eve Niquette and Charles Pohl
Angela Nomellini and Kenneth Olivier
Diana and Steve Strandberg
Grace and Steve Voorhis
Ashley and Minott Wessinger

Corporate Sponsors

Barclays Global Investing
Dodge & Cox Funds

BTIG, LLC

Charles Schwab Foundation