Imagine If...: Creating a Future for Us All Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Sir Ken Robinson (Author, Narrator), Kate Robinson (Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)

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Imagination and creativity are at the root of every uniquely human achievement, and those achievements have brought us to this present moment.

We are now the largest population in human history: seven and half billion people, rising to nine billion by 2050. Our technologies are evolving exponentially, but spiritually and emotionally, we're not keeping pace. Our appetites are straining the Earth's capacity to sustain us, and our attempts to force it to do so are fuelling a holocaust of other species. Communities across the globe are still locked in ancient cultural conflicts, and while the majority of people are materially more comfortable than ever before, there are global epidemics of depression and anxiety.

To meet these existential challenges, we have to harness our creativity to a more compassionate and sustainable vision of the world we want to live in and the lives we hope to lead. To do that, we have to create new systems of education for the future and for our children that are based on organic principles of diversity, creativity and collaboration.

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2 hours and 40 minutes
Author

Sir Ken Robinson
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Kate Robinson, see all
Audible release date

5 May 2022
Language

English
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Penguin Audio
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B09YVLT66N
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	2 hours and 40 minutes
Author	Sir Ken Robinson
Narrator	Sir Ken Robinson, Kate Robinson
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	05 May 2022
Publisher	Penguin Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09YVLT66N
Best Sellers Rank	6,543 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 8 in Education Reform & Policy 12 in Philosophy & Social Aspects of Education 12 in Future Studies

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Rob

First half brilliant, second half waste of paper.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2022

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I would give the first half of this book 5 stars, and the second half 1 star. It may be that the first half is mostly Sir Ken's thoughts, and the second mostly Kate's.
In the first half, Sir Ken demonstrates his deep and wide knowledge of the education system. He shows an ability to focus on individual areas and also appreciate the broader concepts and repercussions of policies.
His thoughts are obviously the result of long, deep study and a lifetime of experience. His words are therefore insightful, and inspiring.
Unfortunately, that deep thoughtfulness is abandoned in the second half (again, this may be Kate's contribution), and a new direction is taken. A direction of ideological capture, unquestioning of current cultural (dare I say - religious) narratives.
No over-arching view is taken of Climate Change, Extinction Rebellion, School Strike For Climate, BLM etc. They are all taken as read, with no criticism or even examination.
Sir Ken had such knowledge and wisdom around education, set out beautifully in the first half. In the second half of the book, the areas covered show no such attention to deep consideration, merely ideological acceptance.
It was a disappointment how the book went off the rails, but I've seen this so many times lately - otherwise highly intelligent, educated and well-meaning people becoming infected with bad ideas. It's a mystery to me why it happens.

Sam Ogle

Fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2022

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What a fantastic read, I work in the further education sector and everything in this links back as well as schools. It took less than 2 hours to read as I was so enthralled. Sad that there won't be more to come from Ken but what a fantastic legacy in his books.

Falk F Beindorff

Gut und kann noch besser werden

Reviewed in Germany on 6 May 2022

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Dafür, dass es so ein wichtiges Thema ist, brauchen wir mehr konkreten, qualitativen Inhalt. Jedem ist klar, dass wir vor übermenschlichen Herausforderungen stehen jedoch hat die Menschheit verlernt holistisch zu denken und handeln. Dieser Punkt sollte in einer zukünftigen Ausgabe intensiver behandelt werden.

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Charlotte Humphrey

A gem

Reviewed in Singapore on 3 April 2022

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A gem of a book. Well structured and easy to dive in and out of. Congratulations and thank you to Kate Robinson for polishing and publishing it on behalf of her late father, whose wisdom we all treasure.

Julia Richardson

Should have been free and to the point: an open-ended letter from Ken to the public

Reviewed in the United States on 27 March 2022

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Being a long-time fan of Sir Ken Robinson's work, I had high hopes for this book, hyped-up as a his final work and manifesto. Sir Ken's writing was a simplified, brief recapitulation of much of his body of work with some inspiring contemplations on the passage of life and its fleeting nature. By the time I read through the four (yes, four) introductions and prefaces (which make up 1/10 of the book), my patience was thin. The introductions included Kate Robinson's long-winded, wandering intro which was largely about her own foundation and editing struggles (ironically partly about the struggle to keep it short). What followed was, in form, a letter by Sir Ken Robinson written to the general public offering a macroscopic, simplified view on the education system and what reforms are needed, possible and essential to our society's health and happiness.

In Ken Robinson's introduction, he mentioned the "book" was meant to be a letter or manifesto. The final product is difficult to discern - Is it a letter from Ken? Is it a short book about his daughter Kate's new foundation? Is it an innocent-enough marketing ploy on Kate's part to advertise her foundation? It is unclear.

The second to last chapter was the best; it included practical ideas for how all stakeholders can contribute to education and influence a much-needed transformation. I wish the rest of the book had been edited down into highlights and something more accessible for the general public. At $17, the price is too high and leaves many out; the problem is in the editing and framing. In my opinion it should have been free and to the point: an open-ended letter from Ken to the public.

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