“that an idea is nothing more nor less than a new combination of old elements.”
Webb Young in A Technique for Producing Ideas found on HBR
This means to be creative I must:
a) Know as many elements as possible. Learn as much as I can
b) Take creative time to connect the dots
The possibilities are endless. By pure thinking I considering near nodes in the graph, by dreaming far ones.
Steve Jobs: “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things.”
Could do, but currently, I don't: When I am forced to be creative because I have a task to do: Dump down facts that could be in the area on index cards and connect them. Shuffle a lot.
Webb Young in A Technique for Producing Ideas found on HBR
This means to be creative I must:
a) Know as many elements as possible. Learn as much as I can
b) Take creative time to connect the dots
The possibilities are endless. By pure thinking I considering near nodes in the graph, by dreaming far ones.
Steve Jobs: “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things.”
Could do, but currently, I don't: When I am forced to be creative because I have a task to do: Dump down facts that could be in the area on index cards and connect them. Shuffle a lot.
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