When We Venture Beyond The Edge Of

To Have A Style Is To Be Stuck.

It Is Ironic But True: The One Reality Science Cannot Reduce Is The Only Reality We Will Ever Know. This Is Why We Need Art. By Expressing Our Actual Experience, The Artist Reminds Us That Our Science Is Incomplete, That No Map Of Matter Will Ever Explain The Immateriality Of Our Consciousness.

The Only Way To Maximize Group Creativity—to Make The Whole More Than The Sum Of Its Parts—is To Encourage A Candid Discussion Of Mistakes. In Part, This Is Because The Acceptance Of Error Reduces Cost. When You Believe Your Flaws Will Be Quickly Corrected By The Group, You're Less Worried About Perfecting Your Contribution, Which Leads To A More Candid Conversation. We Can Only Get It Right When We Talk About What We Got Wrong.

Children Can't Help But Create: They Need To Put Their Mind On The Page, They Want To Paint, To Sculpt, To Write Short Stories.

We Need To Be Willing To Risk Embarrassment, Ask Silly Questions, Surround Ourselves With People Who Don't Know What We're Talking About. We Need To Leave Behind The Safety Of Our Expertise.