Archive for category: Creative Capacity

Finding your wonder in things

Finding your wonder in things

0 / March 30, 2009 4:30 pm

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 [...]

Responding with More Not Less

Responding with More Not Less

0 / March 29, 2009 2:08 pm

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 [...]

A formula for being creative?

A formula for being creative?

2 / March 24, 2009 11:18 am

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 [...]

The Power of Pattern-Seeking

The Power of Pattern-Seeking

0 / March 20, 2009 11:35 am

We are naturally pattern-seeking creatures. When the ancient Greeks looked up at the stars, they invented a whole series of rich stories and mythologies to go with the constellations. These stories and patterns may on one hand seem arbitrary to [...]

Fun Play vs. Serious Fun Play

Fun Play vs. Serious Fun Play

3 / February 19, 2009 1:09 pm

I was at a friend’s place when her pet dog brought his rubber toy to me expectantly. When I grabbed the toy, Rosco (the dog) would clamp on to the toy and try with all his might to pull it [...]