MAKING OF ME
Jen Lexmond & Shelagh Wright October 2009

Academic and vocational qualifications are still essential to success in the labour market, but they are no longer enough to secure it. The education system has struggled to develop ways to transfer learning from compartmentalised 'subject', 'stages' and 'classes' into practical contexts, where students can apply their knowledge creatively to the world around them. The innovative application of knowledge requires more than just absorbing and feeding back information. Instead, we are called upon to use knowledge in new and creative ways, transferring what we know across different subjects and for different purposes, questioning assumptions and redefining problems.

Demos found that human resources directors in FTSE 250 companies ranked 'creativity and innovation' as the most important skills for graduates in ten year's time - above numeracy, literacy, and IT skills

Jen Lexmond & Shelagh Wright discuss "Creativity" and "The family" in their Demos report "Making of Me".

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