This is an excerpt from my new book: MINDBLOWN: Unlock Your Creative Genius by Bridging Science and Magic. In my book, I write about the creative process and my three steps, The Dream, The Sandbox, and The Story. The excerpt refers to The Sandbox, where we develop our ideas. Subscribeย to the audio blog on your favorite podcast app:ย Subscribe We now have arrived at step twoโThe Sandbox. This is where we test our creative limits. It doesnโt surprise us that creativity comes with real-world limitations, such as deadlines, human resources, and budget. For some of us, this is the part when you see your creativity soarโforcing us to budget time and resources to maximize our project. This is the spreadsheet part of creativity where we manage constraints. Believe it or not, constraints can have the potential to help us do our best work. The Ancient Greek philosopher Plato was right when he said, โNecessity is the mother of invention.โ Often, it is the limits, constraints, and needs of the moment that launch our creativity. We may even voluntarily impose limitations, like setting a deadline or picking only two colors for a graphic design. One thing a creative genius understands is limits lead …
Limitations lead to innovation
written by Rich Kirkpatrick 6 minutes read
