I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure o… - Steve Jobs

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they’ve had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people. Unfortunately, that’s too rare a commodity. A lot of people in our industry haven’t had very diverse experiences. So they don’t have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.

Real Artist Ship

En esta era interconectada existe la tentación de creer que las ideas pueden desarrollarse a través de mensajes de correo electrónico y en el iChat. Eso es una locura. La creatividad surge en las reuniones espontáneas, en las discusiones aleatorias. Tú te encuentras con alguien, le preguntas qué está haciendo, te sorprendes y pronto te encuentras elucubrando todo tipo de ideas.