There is a very famous film of Picasso painting live. About halfway through creating an effortless masterpiece he says “ Ca va tres mal” (it’s going very badly). Even someone like Picasso struggled to get a painting to go where he wanted it to go. It’s his self-belief, confidence and self-trust that allows him to work through the “bad” stage and experience that tells him that he can make it right. I’m certainly not in that league, but that helped me to understand that I should push through (although sometime you can try too hard and take a sketch too far) and trust my instinct.
One of the decisive elements in Innovation is not just having an imagination or even a great idea. What separates an innovator from a creative is taking a product or idea to an audience that value it.
Since most of us are now working from home I thought it may be useful to let you in on some of the scientific and anecdotal evidence about how spaces affect us and our creativity.
Creative thinking is something we can all train ourselves to do. This video explains the relationship between Creative Thinking and Emotion and how Emotions inform everything we do.
Empathy Mapping is a simple but effective tool used to visualize user/consumer/ target market attitudes and behaviors. An empathy map is an invaluable tool for any designer.
Does behavior affect how we feel or does how we feel affect behavior. If you fake it till you make it, and you make it, then you’re not faking it anymore.