Posts under ‘Innovative Nature’

Imagine a scene out of a science-fiction fantasy novel where an ancient wizard stands atop a cliff overlooking a battle between two warring clans. From here the wizard sees not just the entire landscape, but also the entire significance and context of this conflict. On the ground, the warrior feels every clash of swords, tastes [...]

What do these three pieces of information add up to: a quote from the founder of a start-up company, an article from Harvard about outsourcing, and a book about peak oil? The answer: a trend worth paying attention to!
In Jeff Rubin’s Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller, he describes [...]

As I sit here planning my own wedding (mere weeks away), I am struck by how planning a wedding is like planning a military campaign. Asides from the possible metaphor of love and war, the planning process between the two share many conceptual similarities. Both involve tactical, operational and strategic framing. Both require you to [...]

Innovation doesn’t come from the captains of industry. It comes from a guy working in a garage. – Ian MacGreagor (Owner of the Museum of Making)
In this case, I think he means invention rather than innovation. Innovation is a broader social-cultural development which requires a community of explorers, inventors, collaborators, investors, early adopters and more. [...]

As I was vacuuming the stairs using the special attachment, the brush stopped spinning for no immediately obvious visible reason. Looks like it was time to take out the screwdriver! When I managed to unscrew the casing, I was confronted by an incredible sight: a beautifully constructed motor.
I was struck by a sense of wonder [...]

I like this… in Designs for Hard Times, the battle cry for the Cebu furniture industry brutalized by a global recession is “Resilience through greater creativity.”
When the environment changes, the species within that environment are forced to adapt. Some species will come out stronger because the previously dominant species have lost their position. Other species [...]

Depth of Understanding + Breadth of Exploration + Striving = Potential Creativity
I came up with this formula as a way of capturing the essence of creativity, but upon reflection it can be misleading because it is not meant to be applied in simplistic ways. The formula above says something about what is necessary for creative [...]

“Most people live and die without ever having to solve a totally new problem. Do you wonder how to make the bicycle stay up? Daddy will show you. Do you wonder how to put the plumbing in your new house? The plumber will show you. Should you serve grasshoppers at your next barbecue? Why, nobody [...]