2 think out of d box...

Being on d presidents list dis academic year, i was given an opportunity 2 attend a seminar on creativity n innovation by sm XYZ *cudnt catch his name*...some Swedish dude who has worked for companies like erriction, IKEA n many more...newys...

I was pretty xcited 2 hv been given dis chance. The seminar was all abt d importance of creativity n innovation tdy. He tol us hw countries like US, Japan n many EU countries are spending billions of $ of money on research n stuff...in order 2 innovate. During the seminar he tol us dat students tdy were required 2 step out of d books...stop following d traditional practice of learning bookish knowledge n gettin gud grades. On dat our dean had 2 say dis...
"I always advice my students not 2 limit themselves 2 textbooks...think beyond d line.."...he also admitted dat innovation required breaking rules...

As i walked out of the auditorium i was thinkin n comparin wat d dean spoke a lil while ago with d reality...

I dont ko abt oder countries buh certainly do kno dat in dis part of d world (UAE)...n basically d whole CBSE system...students r taught frm day 1 2 learn evethng frm text or depend on the teachers notes..d quesion in xams r nuthin but dose frm d text...so basically itz jus memorizin n vomittin...dats it..nw whr is d scope 4 innovation???

Talkin abt creativity...activities like dance, art r considered secondary in skool...although sometimes a student is xceptionally gud @ it..so although der is scope 4 creaivity buh it is neva allowed 2 grow...

Another important point mentioned in d lecture was dat...firms r lookin 2 employ ppl whu can think creatively...is it so??...i certainly dun think so...
becoz creativity dusnt require ne bachlors degree...buh gettin a job requires one...

At d end of d day i feel dat...innovation n creativity luk gud on paper buh in actual it is nt possible in such a environment..