My final entry in this top ten list of great contemporary business speakers is a sentimental favorite:  Sir Ken Robinson. Robinson is passionately devoted to spreading creativity around, first in education, and then in the rest of human endeavor.  I’m wholeheartedly with him on this project; it’s a life-long cause of mine too.  He’s written 2 books on the subject:  The Element (http://tinyurl.com/ycerpb6) and Out of Our Minds:  Learning to be Creative (http://tinyurl.com/ydvfnlo).

Robinson gave a marvelous plea for creativity in schools and more broadly in life at TED; you can see it here: http://tinyurl.com/mluw5k.  The talk is funny, thoughtful, and quite well-written in spite of appearing conversational and casual.  It’s very well done.  Check him out and get inspired.