Why aren’t we creative everyday?

Conceptual leaps forward often owe their origins to artistic or scientific processes that are far removed form the regular beat of our lives, at the crossroads between Art and Science one can find amazing creative evolution.

Unfortunately we tend to focus more on consumption than on creativity; we don’t nurture or value the creative process and the individuals that take part in it enough we prefer to be passive observers. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of being around scientists or highly creative people you know first hand that they don’t see the world like we do at all. Everything to them tends to be a source of inspiration, an opportunity to try, to explore to create and they often don’t really mind that we think that they are quirky. They’re not afraid to expose themselves and try.

In a flat world where manufacturing has been exported to china and the knowledge economy to India the question has to be asked… Where does that leave us if not with a true need to be more innovative and to propel ourselves into a creative economy?

Reorganizing our education system and businesses to encourage creative thought and expression seems like a basic need today, but we are not taking the steps to get there fast enough. Some would argue that we are not taking them at all.

Take the time this weekend, disconnect from the matrix to think act differently. We might start something by collectively not being afraid to express ourselves.