Think about that for a second.
The process of logic can (and does) deliver great outcomes that make significant economic and social impacts. People who just get things done through running the logical process to its end are more often than not thought of as being smart. So by definition, someone not following logic is stupid (the opposite of smart), right?
However it’s from illogic that most real creativity flourishes, so isn’t creativity then, a virtue of the stupid?
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There’s a scene in the movie MIB that offers a valuable piece of insight.
When Officer Edwards (Will Smith’s character) of the NYPD turns up for his MIB recruitment interview, the competition is hot. The best of the best (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) are all in the room vying for a single position in the MIB.
The recruits face a series of tests (or two, so a short series).
Edwards gets the job.
Why not one of the highly-educated, combat-experienced and government-trained members of the military elite?
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Have you ever had one of those days where you learned absolutely nothing, gained no knowledge at all? It feels empty and incomplete.
A day without gaining any knowledge at all is a day wasted, no matter what else happens, because knowledge is currency and one day you might need to draw on it.
Whether it’s trivial or mountain-shifting, edifying or entertaining, there’s always something new to be discovered. Learning a single piece of something can also start you on a trail of discovery that can uncover a whole series of thoughts, ideas and insights, which in-itself is always exciting.
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I have only one creative rule: no Elvis impersonators.
I was presented with a creative idea using Elvis impersonators once. It wasn’t pretty.
Some Elvis impersonators pay genuine homage to The King, but in general most of them are parasites, profiting from his brand or at best, making fun of a great artist during a period in which he was truly troubled (in fact I view Elvis impersonators in much the same way as politicians in that they probably get into it for the right reasons but eventually lose sight of why, though now I’m really off the track).
Other than that one rule, all ideas are game on as far as I’m concerned because creative daring is essential for breaking free from the clutter to get your story told and heard.
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