An explanation of creativity

by George Ambler on Wednesday, June 21, 2006

I stumbled accross this great explanation of creativity from 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.”

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1 Peter Cook December 26, 2007 at 15:46

You might enjoy a book on business leadership ‘tamed’ with rock and pop culture. Cheekily titled ‘Sex, Leadership and Rock’n'Roll – Leadership Lessons from the Academy of Rock, the book is acclaimed by Tom Peters and available on Amazon.

There is a movie based on the book just released by the Institute of Directors at http://www.business100.co.uk

Peter Cook

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