Steven Johnson has a great white board animation that describes his view of where good ideas come from. He suggests that though the internet has distracted us, it has also given us many more ways of connecting with people which is one of the places we get new pieces of information to combine with our hunches, resulting in great ideas. The connectivity between people seems to be a critical factor in his theory on creativity. Johnson says, “Chance favors the connected mind.” It’s a beautiful 4 minute lesson to watch.
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Very interesting video. Last week I read a quote of Picasso that dovetails into Johnson’s concept of hunches.
An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought. — Pablo Picasso
OR as that old adage goes — Genius is 1% inspiration (the idea or hunch) and 99% perspiration (the transformation of the idea).
That’s a great Picasso quote! Thanks for sharing that.