One night after a show, the author told Charles how well he had played and how much he himself loved playing keyboard.
Just take Charles, the keyboard player in the author’s brother’s former band. This kind of passion will keep you practicing for hours and loving every minute of it. Being in your element requires feeling a certain pleasure and delight in what you’re doing. After all, you can do something with extreme proficiency and still not feel moved by it. Maybe you have a voice perfectly suited for opera, or for radio – that’s aptitude.īut aptitude isn’t enough. However, there are limits to how far aptitude can get you.įor instance, you could have an aptitude for anything from software development to poetry to playing the violin. The first of these characteristics is aptitude.Īptitude is what most people call “talent.” It’s the natural and intuitive ability to accomplish something. But by learning the main characteristics that define the element, you can begin to determine what it means for you. Well, the truth is there’s no single route to get there. It sounds great, but how can you find that place for yourself? It is also an essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities to meet the challenges of living and succeeding in the twenty-first century.You’ve probably heard people talk about “being in their element” when referring to a sense of fulfillment and connection with their true identity and purpose. The Element shows the vital need to enhance creativity and innovation by thinking differently about human resources and imagination. He shows that age and occupation are no barrier, and that once we have found our path we can help others to do so as well. 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. The Element draws on the stories of a wide range of people, from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney to Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons from Meg Ryan to Gillian Lynne, who choreographed the Broadway productions of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera and from writer Arianna Huffington to renowned physicist Richard Feynman and others, including business leaders and athletes. When people arrive at the element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. From one of the world's leading thinkers and speakers on creativity and self-fulfillment, a breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievement.
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