The Element

A New York Times-bestselling breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievement from one of the world’s leading thinkers on creativity and self-fulfillment. The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the Element, they feel most themselves, most inspired, and achieve at their highest levels. With a wry sense of humor, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the Element and those that stifle that possibility. Drawing on the stories of a wide range of people, including Paul McCartney, Matt Groening, Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, and Bart Conner, he shows that age and occupation are no barrier and that this is the essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities in the twenty-first century.

Also available from Ken Robinson is Finding Your Element, the practical guide to achieving your highest potential.

About the authors

Sir Ken Robinson is a world expert in the development of human potential. He has collaborated with multiple European and Asian governments, international entities, leading companies, educational systems, and some of the most prominent cultural organizations in the world. He is British by birth but moved to Los Angeles with his wife Terry and their two children. Lou Aronica is the author of two novels and coauthor of several works of nonfiction. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Kelly and their four children.

Lou Aronica is the coauthor of The Element and The Culture Code (with Clotaire Rapaille), and is the editor, with Amy Stout and Betsy Mitchell, of Full Spectrum 3. He lives in Connecticut.