What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.
EDWARD DE BONOEvery valuable creative idea must always be logical in hindsight. If it were not, we would never be able to see its value.
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A good design is not a democratic consensus.
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The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar to new ideas.
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You cannot dig a hole in a different place by digging the same hole deeper.
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Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea.
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We may need to solve problems not by removing the cause but by designing the way forward even if the cause remains in place.
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Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.
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The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance.
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We still seek to solve conflicts with ‘judgement’ instead of designing the way forwards.
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You can analyse the past, but you have to design the future.
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They enjoy thinking. They enjoy being creative. They enjoy having ideas. Most people do not enjoy thinking at all.
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Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.
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Every valuable creative idea must always be logical in hindsight. If it were not, we would never be able to see its value.
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Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.
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We do not make very full value of the opportunities provided by technology because we prefer critical to constructive thinking, argument to design.
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Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
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