School of tomorrow, change, leadership and creativity
Richard Gerver
“I’m sick of learning about second-hand stuff. What I want is to learn stuff that nobody’s learnt before. I want to feel I’ve discovered something.”Richard Gerver has been described as one of the most inspirational leaders of his generation. He argues however, that great leadership is ...
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Over Richard Gerver
“I’m sick of learning about second-hand stuff. What I want is to learn stuff that nobody’s learnt before. I want to feel I’ve discovered something.”
Richard Gerver has been described as one of the most inspirational leaders of his generation. He argues however, that great leadership is about serving the needs of the people that work for you and rely upon you. The three core principles that underpin Gerver’s philosophy are communication, empowerment and impact.
Richard began his working life as an actor who worked as an advertising copywriter to make ends meet. He began a teaching career in 1992 and rose through the ranks fast being identified by the school’s inspectorate in 1997 as one of the most outstanding teachers in the country. By 2005 he had won the prestigious “School Head Teacher of the Year Award” at the British National Teaching Awards for his work in leading a school on the brink of closure to becoming one of the most innovative in the world. Richard developed his organisational philosophy of living, learning and laughing which reached his full development during his time as Head Teacher.
By 2003 Richard was working with Tony Blair’s Government as an advisor on education policy. In 2006 his work was celebrated at The UNESCO World Arts Education Conference in Lisbon, Portugal and in the same year he was invited to Shanghai to speak about education transformation to members of the Chinese Government.
Richard’s work and philosophy has been widely reported in the media around the world from the US to Russia, Australia to The Netherlands. Richard still plays a part in education, and has recently co-founded The International Curriculum Foundation which will help schools and authorities around the world to develop education systems that reflect the challenges facing our children in their future. He works around the world sharing his experiences and expertise and has recently advised The Blue Man Group as they develop their own school in New York.
Richard works closely with Sir Ken Robinson on developing the awareness of human potential and creativity and features in Robinson’s new best-selling book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. He also works as an author and media commentator and is a regular contributor in the British print media; writing forThe Times and The Daily Telegraph, as well as on the BBC - most recently on breakfast television and The Politics Show.
Richard’s first book Creating Tomorrow's Schools Today (Dec. 2009) deals with education transformation, his second, due by the end of 2011, deals with human capacity and the nurturing of talent.
The combination of his experience and his open, passionate delivery, means that his presentations are in demand throughout the world. Richard shares his expertise and experience on cultural and organisational transformation, human development, leadership, creativity and innovation. He has worked with some of the world’s largest organisations including HBOS, SKANSKA, The British Council and RBS. Most recently he has been working with a large number of businesses to help them understand the visioning needed to overcome the fear and emotional uncertainty caused by the current economic crisis. His passion and expertise mean that his presentations are always well-received and inspire audiences to new challenges.
His speeches are highly engaging and can be tailor made for a client around topics including;
Change
Creativity and Innovation
Leadership
Human Development
The Future of Education
Richard is very flexible and sessions can be delivered as keynote speeches or longer interactive sessions.
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Videos
"Kortom een geweldige en boeiende spreker"
In het najaar van 2018 heeft prof. Maarten Verkerk een lezing gegeven voor artsen, pscychiaters, psychologen, psychotherapeuten en verpleegkundigen. Deze lezing ging over Voltooid Leven. In deze lezing werden we meegenomen in een korte geschiedenis van het denken over leven en dood door de eeuwen heen en hoe dit uitmond in het huidige debat over voltooid leven. Daarbij werd op interessante en boeiende wijze een samenvatting gegeven van de overwegingen van de commissie Schnabel. Maarten Verkerk heeft evident veel kennis en inzicht in deze materie waardoor hij goed in staat is de hoorder uit te dagen om zijn eigen afwegingen te maken. Kortom een geweldige en boeiende spreker en een aanrader als u meer inzicht wil krijgen in dit ingewikkelde onderwerp. De lezing werd door de deelnemers dan ook heel goed beoordeeld met een 8,5.
Referenties
East Lothian Council
"The event was a great success and Richard was superb - many teachers said that they found him inspirational and his talk was fully booked. It was such a pleasure to speak to him personally as well. It was great to have someone of Richard's calibre and reputation to speak to us."
St Joseph?s School, Melbourne
"Richard was inspirational! He did an incredible job in presenting to 350 educators and engaging them in conversations that motivated and challenged all participants. I look forward to working with Richard again."
Nacka Kommun
"We were very pleased with Richard's lecture and his way of involving the audience. Our evaluation showed that the participants were very satisfied. Some of them expressed that Richard was one of the best speakers they had ever heard."