On Creativity and Play

14. november, 2008 — 4 Comments

I love this talk by IDEO CEO Tim Brown. It's from TED talks.

It explores the connection beTween being playfull and the ability to be creative.

Key points in the talk:

  • Go for quantity: You need to be able to suspend judgement when you generate ideas. This is difficult for adults. We tend to edit a lot of ideas away, because we worry about the opinions of our peers.

  • Think with your Hands: Building prototypes is the best way to get a good discussion about ideas. How will this work? Make a crude prototype, and pretty soon you'll be able to get a sense of it.

  • Roleplay: Act how users will use your product. This works great. Good design is based around user needs, immersing yourself in these needs will make you able to build a better product.

  • Jens Poder

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4 responses to On Creativity and Play

  1. Thank you twice! :) - For sharing this amazing talk on creativity - And for the reference to the TED talks website

    That was definitely right decision to subscribe to your RSS feed ;)

  2. Hi Jens

    Once again greatly inspirational stuff, thanks :o)

    Rasmus

  3. I say create now and just splurge now and then go back and trim the fat. I think more times than not people look for the best idea. It's like sorting through a bin....it takes way too much more time to pick through it. Pour it all out and then spread it out. You will find the idea quicker.

  4. @focus

    That's a great way to put it :)

    • Jens Poder

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