# Authentic creativity vs. karaoke culture

- Institution: TED
- Department: Handheld Learning
- Speaker: Malcolm McLaren
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_mclaren_authentic_creativity_vs_karaoke_culture)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How does one find authentic creativity? In his last talk before passing away, Malcolm McLaren tells remarkable stories from his own life, from failing school to managing the Sex Pistols. He argues that we're living in a karaoke culture, with false promises of instant success, and that messiness and failure are the key to true learning.

## Lectures

1. [Authentic creativity vs. karaoke culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/malcolm_mclaren_authentic_creativity_vs_karaoke_culture/6dec25d635bf), 51 min (TED's player)