For my own part, I publish about a hundred articles a year and my second book, Cascades , will come out this spring. While my achievements pale in comparison to many of those I interview, many believe my work to be original. The most destructive myth about creativity is that there are innate traits that allow some people to be creative, while others, who lack these, cannot.
The truth is that in decades of research on creativity, nobody has been able to identify any such traits.
In my experience, great innovators come in all shapes and sizes. Still, despite the diversity of original innovators themselves, there are some common principles in how they approach their work and these are things that anyone can apply. In , Jennifer Doudna got a call from a colleague at the University of California at Berkeley, Jillian Banfield , who she knew only by reputation. The purpose of the call was to interest Doudna in studying an emerging phenomenon that was recently discovered in microbiology, a strange sequence of DNA found in bacteria.
The function of the sequences were not yet clear, but some early evidence suggested that they might be involved in some kind of immune function, helping bacteria to defend themselves against viruses. Intrigued, Doudna began to research the sequences, called CRISPR , in her own lab and, in , discovered that they could be used as a powerful new tool for editing genes.
Today, CRISPR is creating a revolution in genomics, completely redefining what was considered to be possible in just a few short years. Yet in every case, once you look a little deeper, you find that even the most unexpected discoveries were the product of intense exploration. The first step for innovation is exploration. All who wander are not lost. So before I publish anything of significance, I always make sure to reach out to someone who can correct my foolishness before it becomes public.
As usual, Duncan was gracious and helpful, and pointed me towards a paper of his that I might want to include. If you find that your thoughts are full of these words, you might be putting unreasonable demands on yourself — or on others.
Removing these words from your thoughts can lead to more realistic expectations. Focus on the positive. Think about the parts of your life that work well. But the process of taking the nebulous cloud of words and feelings floating around inside your head and translating them into solid, concise statements can be illuminating for a variety of reasons. Self-esteem: Take steps to feel better about yourself.
Identify troubling conditions or situations. Think about the conditions or situations that seem to deflate your self-esteem. Common triggers might 2 2.
Become aware of thoughts and beliefs. Challenge negative or inaccurate thinking. Adjust your thoughts and beliefs. Miniature games. But the question is, what, truly, is originality? Is it the idea? Could it be the way that idea is delivered? Inspiration comes from many sources, but an increasingly litigious global culture is creating a tough climate across all creative disciplines, where it is now considered reasonable to demand proof of source.
Could we slow this US led trend? In truth, probably not. We believe that it rests with every creative not just to come up with that original idea, but to create the right conditions for that idea, too. To deliver it in the most innovative way. To make something which cannot possibly be interpreted as anything else.
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