“People like ideas that have one foot in the familiar and one foot in the novel.” Allen Gannett on his new book, – The Creative Curve. ” Ideas that are familiar enough to feel safe but novel enough to be interesting, novel enough to be intriguing.”…”I think the reality is creators are creating for people to experience an emotion or a reaction (to) something.”…”The social dynamics of creativity are pretty important.”
It’s not about radical newness. It’s about blending newness with the familiar.
Achieving your creative potential isn’t for the faint of heart;, it requires countless hours, days and years of work, but it’s no longer a mystery.
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What a great overview of creativity science and practice! I love the 4-part “prescription” for long-term creativity: 1 Consume your field, 2. Imitate successes, 3. Find/make a creativity community, 4. Iterate your creativity, create for your audience.