“If you can’t draw on the back of an envelope, on a bank receipt or a beer coaster, you’re not a designer.” Linda Carson
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Creativity
“Cutting edge” doesn’t mean solo
Isaac Newton wasn’t Canadian. Let me put this in the language of my people: in short track speed skating relays, you don’t just tag the next skater on your team, you push them.
Next?
“You stand at the intersection set of all the things you take seriously.” Linda Carson
Snooze
Dreams are undirected mash-ups of our thoughts and experiences, mash-ups that sometimes produce ideas worth exploring. But dreams are also fleeting, almost always forgotten after waking. Thomas Edison used to take naps sitting in a comfortable chair, with metal pie plates sitting on the floor on either side, while holding marbles in his hands. When…
Imagine a corner with a comfy chair…
I want a corner furnished with one comfy chair and a bookshelf. I’m going to keep all my books on creative thinking on that shelf, and put post-its and a notebook on the side table. You will know, when you visit that corner, which are the best books. They’ll be well-worn, festooned with sticky tabs…
