"Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they really did not do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they have had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they have had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people...
Unfortunately, that's too rare a commodity. A lot of people in our industry have not had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with linear solutions without broad perspective on the problem" - Steve Jobs as told to Wired magazine
The key to these statements is in "just connecting things". If you look for connections you will find them.
When I talk with people in different fields of study I listen to what they are working on and I try to see the connections to what I am working on.
One of my favorite people to exchange ideas is a gentlemen by the name of Nicolai. He is a former gallery owner and world class designer. To listen to him speak is a joy. He is so passionate that even if you are not interested in design you become interested in.
Seeing the connections of how he would approach a design of a system to how I approach it is precious to me. He has been able to advise me on changes I wanted to make and I was able to help him with designs he was working on. He was able to see things in my designs that I did not. Similarly, I was able to connect pieces that were not obvious to him.
Our backgrounds are different but yet we can form connections with different forms of knowledge and make it our own. The universe does not care whether you approach a problem from the left side or the right side of the brain. The universe cares that the final result include both types of thinking to achieve anything worthwhile.
Today's question is:
"What connections did you make today?"
Unfortunately, that's too rare a commodity. A lot of people in our industry have not had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with linear solutions without broad perspective on the problem" - Steve Jobs as told to Wired magazine
The key to these statements is in "just connecting things". If you look for connections you will find them.
When I talk with people in different fields of study I listen to what they are working on and I try to see the connections to what I am working on.
One of my favorite people to exchange ideas is a gentlemen by the name of Nicolai. He is a former gallery owner and world class designer. To listen to him speak is a joy. He is so passionate that even if you are not interested in design you become interested in.
Seeing the connections of how he would approach a design of a system to how I approach it is precious to me. He has been able to advise me on changes I wanted to make and I was able to help him with designs he was working on. He was able to see things in my designs that I did not. Similarly, I was able to connect pieces that were not obvious to him.
Our backgrounds are different but yet we can form connections with different forms of knowledge and make it our own. The universe does not care whether you approach a problem from the left side or the right side of the brain. The universe cares that the final result include both types of thinking to achieve anything worthwhile.
Today's question is:
"What connections did you make today?"
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