How would you finish the sentence, “Imagine if…”? - Sir Ken Robinson
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You know, there are very few things that
set us apart
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from the rest of life on Earth.
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At the heart of them, I believe, is our
inexhaustible power of imagination.
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Imagination is the ability to bring
into mind, things that aren’t present.
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With imagination, we can
anticipate the future.
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We can revisit the past.
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You can step outside the present moment
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and try and see things
as other people see them.
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It’s through creativity that we develop
our architecture,
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our scientific proofs,
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and our works of art.
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We don’t just
live in the world as we find it,
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we create civilizations, theories,
technologies,
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and we reach beyond the planet.
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In honor of the life and work
of Sir Ken Robinson,
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TED-Ed invites you to reimagine
the aspects of life we take for granted
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by finishing the sentence:
imagine if ...
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Visit ed.ted.com/ImagineIf
to learn more.
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