Comments on: Let Go of the Damn Rope http://www.permissiontosuck.com/let-go-of-the-damn-rope/ Fearless Pursuit of Creativity Mon, 21 May 2012 00:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce DeBoer http://www.permissiontosuck.com/let-go-of-the-damn-rope/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Bruce DeBoer Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:48:23 +0000 http://www.permissiontosuck.net/?p=290#comment-292 Very good point Paul. My intention was to point to what you mentioned in your comment: "Something is only new in relation to something that already exists". So - if that is what we hold as creativivity: it is "creative" only once we move past or deviate from the benchmark. Hence: Benchmarking is not creative. We can easily get caught up in semantics here. I agree that learning craft is part of the process. (see Passion of the Craft in the Articles section) My basic point was that our own creativity comes from within our own experiences, research, craft, etc. While it is unavoidable to compare ourselves with "state of the art" we are not being particularly creative during that period when we are following best practices or benchmarking our skills against what has already been done. Great stuff - thanks for the contribution. Very good point Paul. My intention was to point to what you mentioned in your comment: “Something is only new in relation to something that already exists”. So – if that is what we hold as creativivity: it is “creative” only once we move past or deviate from the benchmark. Hence: Benchmarking is not creative.

We can easily get caught up in semantics here. I agree that learning craft is part of the process. (see Passion of the Craft in the Articles section) My basic point was that our own creativity comes from within our own experiences, research, craft, etc. While it is unavoidable to compare ourselves with “state of the art” we are not being particularly creative during that period when we are following best practices or benchmarking our skills against what has already been done.

Great stuff – thanks for the contribution.

]]> By: Paul Deveaux http://www.permissiontosuck.com/let-go-of-the-damn-rope/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Paul Deveaux Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:46:35 +0000 http://www.permissiontosuck.net/?p=290#comment-291 I think this depends on how you define creativity. If the process begins with mastering some technical skills and then moving beyond them, then benchmarking (looking at and being inspired by others work) is definitely part of the creative process. Something is only new in relation to something that already exists. Benchmarking is vital in the creative process. The study of art history, for example, can be seen as benchmarking for the visual arts. Oftentimes we follow the leader until we are ready to lead ourselves. I think this depends on how you define creativity. If the process begins with mastering some technical skills and then moving beyond them, then benchmarking (looking at and being inspired by others work) is definitely part of the creative process.

Something is only new in relation to something that already exists. Benchmarking is vital in the creative process. The study of art history, for example, can be seen as benchmarking for the visual arts. Oftentimes we follow the leader until we are ready to lead ourselves.

]]> By: John Romano http://www.permissiontosuck.com/let-go-of-the-damn-rope/comment-page-1/#comment-62 John Romano Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:07:56 +0000 http://www.permissiontosuck.net/?p=290#comment-62 Nikolas wants to know what it's footprints in the sand will look like. Nikolas wants to know what it’s footprints in the sand will look like.

]]> By: John Romano http://www.permissiontosuck.com/let-go-of-the-damn-rope/comment-page-1/#comment-61 John Romano Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:04:24 +0000 http://www.permissiontosuck.net/?p=290#comment-61 "The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds" Nice. “The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds”

Nice.

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