No Right Brain Left Behind
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  • We are creatives educators doers thinkers & provocateurs

    We share a conviction that the creative industries can solve
    some of the most pressing issues the world is facing today.

    Creativity in education is our focus

    • In 2011 we started a movement

      AND CHALLENGED CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TO RE-THINK EDUCATION

    • Here is What Happened

      7 DAYS. 150 TEAMS. 300 CONCEPTS.

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  • The future is right

    • Why should
      we care?

      The necessity of human ingenuity and inventiveness is undisputed.

      And as we look forward to a future of rapid technological and social change, it's clear that a creativity deficit would have sweeping consequences.

      We need to nurture the skills that will help future generations solve 21st century problems.

    • The right brains
      are left behind

      Creativity is the #1 leadership trait of the future.* And nowhere is creativity more important than in today's classrooms.

      But that's where it's lacking the most. Teachers can't prepare kids for 21st century problem-solving while working in a 19th century school system.

      We need to reinstill the creativity that education has lost.

      *IBM Poll of 1,500 CEO's from 60 countries interviewed in 2010.

    • Judging Panel

      FOR NO RIGHT BRAIN LEFT BEHIND 2011

      • Sir Ken Robinson

        Author and Creativity Expert

      • Yves Behar

        Founder,
        Fuseproject

      • Lee Clow

        Chairman,
        Media Arts Lab

      • Daniel Pink

        Author

      • Piers Fawkes

        Founder,
        PSFK

      • Scott Belsky

        Founder,
        Behance

      • Liz Dwyer

        Education Editor,
        GOOD Magazine

      • Maria Popova

        Founder and Editor in Chief, Brain Pickings

      • Karl Heiselman

        CEO,
        Wolff Olins

      • John Winsor

        CEO,
        Victors & Spoils

      • Julie Lasky

        Editor,
        Charge Observer

      • Juliette Lamontagne

        TED Fellow and Founder,
        Project Breaker

    • Friends

    • Collaborators

      A few people helped us along the way

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  • Bring It

    Every movement starts with a small group of people who dare to challenge the status quo.

    Are you a creative professional? A strategist, product developer or architect? A non-profit or school? A creative agency? Show us what you've got.

    Let us know if you want to participate in the next challenge, become a partner, or simply suggest ways we can be better.

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