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Spotlight 2020

In an age of rapid innovation, technological advance, and ongoing change, children need a diverse set of skills to navigate unpredictable dilemmas and novel opportunities – both in life and in work. That is why creativity skills are essential now more than ever.

In partnership with The LEGO Foundation

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Spotlight: Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson’s 2006 TED talk “Do schools kill creativity?” was a clarion call that sparked a groundswell of support to foster creativity, which has since become central to discussions around school change globally. The question is how we can make this happen. HundrED and The LEGO Foundation have teamed up to answer that question by shining a Spotlight on 20 leading innovations fostering creativity in the world today.

Collaborative Learning Creative Thinking

3 educational levels co-creating: in one school year: 1] Primary school children invent (IDEA) a 'dream machine'; 2] together with university students they design a CONCEPT for it; 3] and togethe

Creative Thinking Design Thinking

Designathon: Teaching for creative changemaking

Our mission is to unleash the creativity of children, empowering them to design a better world. Together with teachers, parents, schools, clubs and through challenges, children on every continent, lea

Arts Integration Creative Thinking

EL INGENIO. Center for Learning and Creativity Development

El Ingenio provided public access to creative development to the community, where more than 20,000 children, youth and adults have developed learning capabilities and creative skills through their ori

Creative Thinking Learning Environments

Playground Ideas

Building playgrounds to build brains. These unique, child designed playgrounds are built using local materials to provide abundant opportunities for daily play. Recent addition - Nüdel Kart; a decon

The Walking Curriculum

Walking Curriculum activities can be used in any context to develop students’ Sense of Place and to enrich their understanding of curricular topics. The 60 easy-to-use interdisciplinary activities eng

Spotlight: Creativity

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Important dates

Keep up-to-date on this project and its key dates

Phase 1: All innovations gathered

1.4.2020

Phase 2: Shortlist created

20.4.2020

Phase 3: Academy Member review period started

27.4.2020

Phase 3: Academy Member review period ended

11.5.2020

Phase 4: Selection workshops started

15.7.2020

Phase 4: Selections made and innovations notified

1.8.2020

Innovations revealed at our Innovation Summit

4.11.2020

News

Spotlight Report on Creativity in Education Dedicated to Sir Ken Robinson at the HundrED Summit

HundrED in partnership with The LEGO Foundation has just released a new Spotlight Report on Creativity. This research project aimed to discover and celebrate leading innovations doing exceptional wor

4.11.2020 Mariah O'Mara

HundrED 2020 Innovation Summit Showcase: Creativity in Education

We have just under 2 weeks to go before the HundrED 2020 Innovation Summit! This year we have gone completely digital. Join us November 4-6th to hear from innovators and education leaders from around

Remembering Sir Ken Robinson: An Open Call to the HundrED Community

This past August the world lost an extraordinary man, Sir Ken Robinson. A New York Times bestselling author, he led national & international projects on creative and cultural education across the worl

14.10.2020 Pukhraj Ranjan

community article

Why Play Is The Answer To Promote Creativity & Joy In Children

Tagtiv8 values physical activity, creativity, problem-solving and play. People learn best when they are active and challenged, with time to genuinely reflect. Creativity, collaboration and sharing are

21.3.2020 Bryn Llewellyn & Pukhraj Ranjan

community article

Help Us In Our Search For Innovations Cultivating Creativity

At the 2019 HundrED Innovation Summit, we partnered with the LEGO Foundation encouraging educators and innovators around the world to share ideas about innovations that cultivate creativity as a skill

4.2.2020 Pukhraj Ranjan

regional article

The LEGO Foundation and HundrED Announce Partnership to Encourage Educators to Cultivate Creativity

Research shows that learning through play is critical to building the breadth of skills needed to solve the problems of the future. Through the Spotlight on Creativity, Lego Foundation and HundrED are

12.11.2019 Pukhraj Ranjan

community interview

Sir Ken Robinson Compares Human Organisations to Organisms: Education Is A Dynamic System

Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D. is an international educator based in Los Angeles, California. He is a world-leading speaker on topics such as creativity, innovation, and human resources in education and busi

Darina Garland: The Classroom Of Tomorrow Needs To Be Flexible And Unleash Creativity

Darina Garland is Co-Founder and Director of Suklaa Media & Education and Founder of Oppi Festival for global learning