Helping Creative People Create

failure

It took seven years and multiple failures before I learned how to mitigate disaster.

Photo by seanmcgrath If anything, let 2010 mark the point in time where we stop relying on “experts”. Gone. Buh-bye. You see, the experts get us into trouble. They provide “insights” to guide our way when we think we don’t know the answer. Or they tell us we’re wrong. It never fails to amaze me ...

Photo by Oncle Tom It’s really simple: You can’t become an expert until you’ve failed at something. Yet it’s funny how people with authoritative titles never talk about their mistakes. In fact, it’s a taboo. We want to put our trust in someone who’s more of an “expert” than us. It makes us feel safe ...

One of the key ingredients of creativity and innovation is failure. In order to be creative, people have to be willing to take risks and–to use the analogy of a painter–use bright and bold colors instead of creating dull, bland, and “safe” paintings. If you want to discover inspired ideas you have to accept that ...