We are trained since childhood to be users, and by this I mean owners… not necessarily makers or thinkers. We are prepared by "choice architectures" designed to train us how to be, how to fit pieces together, and how to enact roles. Even "creativity" is an act designed for us, a role we play. To …
Given a real world situation there are a set of constraints leaving maybe 2 or 3 realistic, rational, and cost effective options open. Thus, we all end up looking, doing and thinking the same way because of the "rational efficiencies" we are surrounded by. The more creative you try to be the more costly the …
They say "discontent drives innovation" and our willingness to creatively engage in the world is to fix it, to make it better. Yet, this rings hollow, not accounting for the creative play of children and contented adults. It conveniently ignores that creativity often comes not from desperation, but from quiet stability that allows curiosity to …
