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.
Innovation is a team sport, not a solitary occupation. It evolves on the shoulders of giants who have gone before. It’s not a mutation, it’s an adaptation.
Creativity is a skill that plays an essential role in the health and wealth of organisations. We can learn a lot from the design process and Design-Thinking.
Creative thinking involves risk and uncertainty, but it is how we grow as individuals, as communities and as societies. We share information and then step up on the knowledge ladder and add a further step for those following in our footsteps.
“The view we adopt of ourselves profoundly affects the way we lead our life. If you can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value”.