Making Connections Produces Creative Solutions
I’m in the middle of reading The Myths of Creativity by David Burkus and I’ve just read a section that has hit me like a sucker punch to the gut and left me in a stupor of deep thought. I’m compelled to write. The portion of the book that I just read has a profound connection to one of the underlying reasons I write this blog, an experience I had with my Dad a few years ago.
You can read about what my Dad said about making connections in an older post, but I’ll summarize that story for the newcomers. My Dad used to be a college professor, author, and lecturer. While he was in the hospital a few years ago for a broken leg I found myself thinking a lot about an idea he would often teach his students about “making connections...
