Not so long ago, two students set off to interview a “creative” person, one of SA’s performing personalities. The idea was to gain insights into the inner workings of the creative mind and how this might be applied to stimulate the business mind. A worthy goal, to say the least.
Little did they know what else this might entail?
Armed with weapons of the sober analyst, such as Porters five forces, complexity theory, postulated drivers and outcomes of creativity, etc. they questioned and probed – and gained many “insights”. What was not expected was a glass of red wine after the interview. Apparently creative people have fun as well from time to time. One glass was not enough commitment and a second bottle was sacrificed for the good cause. All in the name of learning. Inebriated, the analytical two stumbled over some surprising insights, missed by their sober comrades.
The moral?
When venturing into the world of creativity – be wiling to sacrifice some of your sobriety, and be willing to give up control. You might just be called on to relax and laugh – and be surprised by the results!
The way back home proved to be troublesome. Some rather arduous delays resulted from the creative interpretation of the road signs, but alas time was not wasted as this allowed ample time to debate creativity.
PS. Is this a driver or an outcome? Or was the outcome an inebriated driver?
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
The creative journey.
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Life is what happens when you make other plans....
Having fun while doing, is an essential part of success. To have wonderful results, I have to have fun doing it, no matter what it is. When I am forced to do something without having fun the results are almost always only satisfactory.
Would you not do things better if you had fun doing them?
For me creativity happens, when a path to a desired destination is unknown, and the journey is already underway.
The challenge here in my opinion is in starting the journey.
I wonder about the correlation between subtstance use/abuse and creativity...what are the inhibitors that stop us from 'letting go' so that creativity can flow... ?
An interesting observation Juliet...
I agree with you that substances, whether narcotic or otherwise can certainly play a role in helping us cross boundaries.
Whether this numbs or heightenes the senses will depend on the context..
My question is how to get beyond this and what other substitutes might be employed for those of us who are risk averse with regard to substances.
Sometimes we also need to be pushed over the edge to discover that we can in fact fly.
Meditation helps me reconnect with the spirit inside (centre /listening to your inner voice).
Often when I am quiet like that, the tears come.Its as if there is something in me that needs to melt away - the tears cleanse my spirit and I feel set free. The spirtual power then allows me to break through the mental inhibitors. By then, I am already in the creative zone which flows..
I think there is something here about reconnecting to something 'greater than self' and 'higher than ego'..
Anyone else got suggestions to break inhibitors?
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