by Miriam Garvi
The highlight of a recent event sponsored by the local business community was a half-hour lecture by a price-winning speaker on how to be creative.
The recipe he offered for creativity was quite simple. «Question everything! And when in frustration suggest the alternative way of doing things!»
Besides the obvious busybody label for those who do not take the time to understand the context, purpose nor setting before offering their tuppence worth on betterment, the generous round of applause that followed really reflects an interesting trend: creativity has become a commodity so streamlined that its practice can be self-taught in an instant.
By the end of this creativity crash course, the speaker appealed to the audience to contribute any thoughts they might have on the topic for his current book in writing. «It has turned out to be quite the challenging topic, you see, so any ideas will be useful.» All contributions to be sent by sms.
And I who thought creativity had to do with creating something rather than scouting for something to offer.