Don't Insist On English - The Creative Problem with Ideas Always Being Considered in English - TED Video

Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 11:57AM
Ralph Kerle in Arts, Arts and Leadership, Creativity, Ideas, creativity, cross-cultural, language, translation

At TEDxDubai, longtime English teacher Patricia Ryan asks a provocative question: Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? (For instance: what if Einstein had to pass the TOEFL?) It's a passionate defense of translating and sharing ideas.

Article originally appeared on The Creative Leadership Forum - Collaborate - Create - Commercialise & Transformational Change (http://thecreativeleadershipforum.com/).