Finding Your Element | Sir Ken Robinson (Full Programme)

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Important: Official legacy release, authorized by the original producer, presented for community access. What if the work you do every day felt like you - natural, joyful, and deeply meaningful? In this special programme, Sir Ken Robinson explores what it really means to be “in your element” and how to discover the unique combination of talent, passion, attitude and opportunity that gives your life purpose. By way of thanks to the Sir Ken Robinson community for nearly reaching 25,000 subscribers here on YouTube, we’re delighted to present “Finding Your Element with Sir Ken Robinson” - originally presented on Netflix. Filmed and produced in 2013 by Sir Ken’s dear friend Michael Rose - an award-winning author, journalist, documentary director, writer and producer - this talk expands on his worldwide bestselling books The Element and Finding Your Element. Michael gave us this footage to post before he passed away, and we are especially to Michael and his wife Carol King, to be able to share this in his honour. In Finding Your Element, Sir Ken offers a practical, humane guide to: - Understanding your natural aptitudes and hidden talents - Distinguishing between what you’re merely good at and what you truly love - Seeing your life as unique, creative and organic – not a fixed, linear plan - Reframing happiness as spiritual well-being, not material success - Making thoughtful, strategic changes in your personal and professional life He weaves research, humour and powerful stories - from concert pianists and mathematicians to Olympic athletes and solo round-the-world sailors, to show that everyone has the right to find work and ways of living that feel authentic and alive. Footage kindly provided by Michael Rose, originally produced by Michael Rose for American Public Television. Official description: Renowned author Sir Ken Robinson expands on his best-selling book “The Element” with this special that guides viewers in finding their true passions. A programme for finding the work that puts you in your element, and a guide to living a life of purpose and authenticity. Chapters 00:01 – What does it mean to be “in your element”? 02:23 – Natural talents: mathematician, accountant & “just getting it” 05:03 – Talent as a buried natural resource 05:44 – Being good at something isn’t enough: the concert pianist 08:09 – Why finding your element matters: personal, social, economic 11:56 – Disengagement, depression and our relationship with work 15:23 – Aptitude, passion, attitude and opportunity 16:04 – Two worlds: your inner life and the outer world 19:04 – Every life is unique: 100 billion lives, no duplicates 23:33 – Life is creative: imagination, unpredictability and the iPhone blues 25:45 – Polio, change and the improbability of our own lives 27:33 – Life is organic: improvisation vs the “perfect plan” 28:31 – Beyond IQ: a broader view of human aptitude 30:07 – Passion, love and activities that feed your spirit 34:40 – Happiness vs materialism and the rise of positive psychology 37:28 – Sir Ken’s father: resilience, attitude and “default happiness” 41:50 – Creating opportunity: the story of Ellen MacArthur 45:50 – Famous failures and believing in buried talent 47:44 – Bart Conner, encouragement and “stop it with the hands thing” 52:15 – Life as a quest: risk, courage and the choice to blossom