I just attended another TEDx New York. Today we watched a talk by Woody Norris from 2004. Check it out here and be inspired:
After seeing this video, we had a discussion that raised the following questions that I think we should all be thinking about:
How do we use these types of inventions, that seem so perfect for military use, for social good? And, for that matter, why isn't this type of genius more prevalent in social change fields? How do we fix that?
Is there an optimal balance between intelligence and ignorance that makes someone a creative genius? Does it take a certain lack of knowledge about a function for someone to create something new? How do we find that right balance in ourselves, in our children and in our work places to inspire new thinking?
Has invention and creativity only just begun? In 100 years will our grandchildren look back and think this was the dark ages? What can we imagine to be possible then?
How does this line of thought translate into media making? How can filmmakers and other creatives find the right balance between old knowledge and new ideas?
After seeing this video, we had a discussion that raised the following questions that I think we should all be thinking about:
How do we use these types of inventions, that seem so perfect for military use, for social good? And, for that matter, why isn't this type of genius more prevalent in social change fields? How do we fix that?
Is there an optimal balance between intelligence and ignorance that makes someone a creative genius? Does it take a certain lack of knowledge about a function for someone to create something new? How do we find that right balance in ourselves, in our children and in our work places to inspire new thinking?
Has invention and creativity only just begun? In 100 years will our grandchildren look back and think this was the dark ages? What can we imagine to be possible then?
How does this line of thought translate into media making? How can filmmakers and other creatives find the right balance between old knowledge and new ideas?
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