I am a creative problem solver.
Freedom cannot exist without laws. Creativity will not flourish without structure.
I’ve heard it said that you need to embrace the chaos and from there creativity will flow. While I agree that the creative process can be quite messy; I believe it needs some structure to be effective. You need a foundation to build a house, you need a skeleton for a body, you need laws for freedom, and you need constraints and structure to be truly creative.
I thought this presentation was really solid – and it translates well without the voice over. Thanks to @karenmcgrane for making this an enjoyable and informational session at Planning-ness 2010.
I think I just may write about content strategy quite soon…as it relates to planning.
Over the years at various workshops, I have asked a few thousand people now how they solve complex problems like this. The answers are highly consistent. No one seems to solve complex problems at will. The answers always suddenly arrive, either as you fall asleep, in the middle of the night, as you wake up, as you exercise, shower or drive. Or while doing something pleasant and repetitive, like knitting, gardening or cooking. New research into these ‘aha’ moments is telling us a lot about how to increase the likelihood of having these moments of brilliance. And while it seems unlikely we can ‘control’ when we have an insight, it’s now very clear that we can dramatically increase the likelihood that an insight emerges. My own research on this shows up to a five hundred percent improvement in having insights can be reached, by following a few simple rules. Here are some of the big discoveries about insight and the brain, to help you have more of them.
Fascinating and provocative read for anyone who desires to creatively problem solve. Thanks to @rissahey
2010 Planner Survey is out.
