Comments on: Creativity and Business: Priceless

By: gurdonark

gurdonark — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:44:00 +0000

I like your weblog. I think here, though, that this dichotomy of view is too rigid and is being outmoded by the cultural changes arising from information technology. Rather than being merely an enemy of attention,
the new technology offers chances to experience media in ways other than the 30 second, 60 second, 1/2 hour, 1 hour, 100 minutes way of traditional media offerings. Once one takes the means of production and the means of distribution, new ways for shared experiences arise.

Sousa was certain that recorded music would ruin the interest in performed music. He was mistaken.

The artificial business/creativity distinction is not the dichotomy at play--as ever, the dichotomy is the individual's expression, through arts, through scientific discovery, through personal action, versus the dehumanization which institutional control, whether corporate, government, gallery or what-have-you, can create. I favor individual action to create a sharing economy, in which we no longer view artists as antithetical to day to day life, but instead as integral. I see this as a process of shared experience. I don't accept the hegemony of a "creative caste", any more than I accept the hegemony of a "business caste", when it comes to the potential for
exploration.

Thanks for writing interesting posts that make me think about what I think.

By: Jimu

Jimu — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:14:00 +0000

Hello Dean,
Just viewed your Creativity in Podcasting video....loved it...creativity, a subject close to my heart.....should be everyone's IMHO

Already I feel some creative influence from watching your material....how I use it is my Creativity.

Creativity and Business? Speaking as a creative furniture maker for 25 years, I finally realized that (for me) there was no money in it, allot of Joy, fun exploration, excitement, but eventually without dosh...everything falls flat. This is only my personal experience, never have focused on money, never will, maybe to my peril.
And still I'm excited about each day.

Thanks for posting your creativity....inspiring!

Here's my blog

http://visionariblog.blogspot.com/

Cheers

Jimu

By: Jimu

Jimu — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:55:00 +0000

Hello Dean,
Just watched your Creativity in podcasting Video #10 in Itunes, …..right on the money, …loved it… creativity a subject close to my heart…should be everyone’s, I reckon. You said…

“The windows of attention are shrinking as we stare more and more at screens, and less and less at the faces of individuals”

So true IMHO…..the antidote is focus, being so excited by creativity, by technology and the opportunity can blow one’s circuts, so to speak. gambatte ne.

Already I feel your creative influence… how I use this is my creativity….. watch, listen and allow…that’s how I get there!
Having spent 25 years as a creative furniture maker, I finally came to the realization, for me (and that’s only totally personal) that there was no money in it, maybe because many creatives do not focus on money.

Thanks heaps Man
Here is my blog
http://visionariblog.blogspot.com/

Cheers
Jimu