The Element, Lou Aronica
The Element, Lou Aronica
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The Element
How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

Author: Lou Aronica, Ken Robinson, Ph.D.

Narrator: Ken Robinson, Ph.D.

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/22/2009


Synopsis

The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the Element, they feel most themselves, most inspired, and achieve at their highest levels. The Element draws on the stories of a wide range of people: Paul McCartney, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Meg Ryan, Gillian Lynne, who choreographed the Broadway productions of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera, journalist Arianna Huffington, renowned physicist Richard Feynman, and many 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 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 an essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities to meet the challenges of living and succeeding in the twenty-first century.

About Lou Aronica

Lou Aronica is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction. He has collaborated on a number of books, including the national bestseller The Culture Code and Miraculous Health. Prior to that, he spent two decades as a senior executive in the publishing industry. He lives with his family in southern Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay on April 28, 2009

The author defines "The Element" as the thing you are both passionate about doing and good at doing. He offers some basic ideas on ways to find the element for yourself, drawing on examples as illustrations. On the whole, I prefered Marcus Buckingham's "THe One Thing You Need to Know." One idea from......more

Goodreads review by Wesjackson07 on May 10, 2011

An amazing book. I first discovered Ken Robinson via Ted Talks and was absolutely captivated by his speech, primarily because he spoke to something I've always believed was true but had never heard articulated so well. The specific chord that resonated for me was that schools are failing our student......more

Goodreads review by Ian on March 13, 2017

25 March 2016: minor edits to correct sloppy proofing Like many millions (literally) round the world I am captivated by Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talks on education. He makes so much sense, by emphasising the need for education to be adapted to each individual, and pointing out that intelligence can mani......more

Goodreads review by Huyen on June 02, 2021

A classic example of survivor bias. I generally agree with the message in the book but a whole bunch of stories of rare, highly talented, successful people get boring after a while... How about the many millions that followed their passion and did not succeed? What can we learn from them? What's the......more

Goodreads review by Arturo on August 03, 2011

I really like Ken Robinson. I feel that he is a very insightful thinker into changing education paradigms (in fact, if you youtube "changing education paradigms, ken robinson" a very excellent video of one of his speeches comes up.) I love hearing his talks. They tend to be very enlightening, concis......more