The most-viewed TED Talk of all time is more than a decade old. This is not just a testament to its popularity at the time, but the longevity of its relevance. It’s called “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” and it has been viewed over 49 million times. The speaker is Ken Robinson, creativity expert, former university professor, and author of The Element, a book of interviews with people like Richard Branson, Paul McCartney, and Arianna Huffington on how they discovered their talent.
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