I showed it to many people and no one saw what I saw.
Leo Burnett (October 21, 1891 – June 7, 1971) was an American advertising executive and the founder of Leo Burnett Company, Inc.. He was responsible for creating some of advertising’s most well-known character’s including Tony the Tiger, Charlie the Tuna, the Marlboro Man. Burnett’s creativity mind saw things to influence our minds. Time Magazine named him one of the most influential people of the 20th century.
Burnett said “Curiosity about life and the world round them, in all of its aspects, is the secret of great creative people”
The aspect of our personality that appears to drive our creativity is called openness. As explain in the book “Wired to Create”, the creativity of open people stems from a drive for exploration of the world around them. This curiosity, to examine things from all angles, leads open people to see more than the average person – leads them to discover possibilities laying dormant in familiar environments.
But, the monotony of a daily routine can lead us to put our blinders on and close all exploration of the world around us.
It is easy to have this happen if you work in NYC: Wake up, cram breakfast, get on the train, put headphones in, pretend that the commute isn’t happening, wait for the elevator, work for 10 hours, and then repeat the steps in the reverse order.
Or, blinders happen even if retired: Wake up watch the news, eat breakfast, take brisk walk for health reasons with headphones on, go back to the house, watch TV……
Enough said on that topic – I just hope it triggered some creative thinking in your mind as you are out jogging, walking, or commuting – bet you will have fun examining things from all angles,
I will show you how my mind works or doesn’t work – I will let you be the judge:
While bike riding I saw this landscape decoration. The profile of the woman caught my attention.
Oh my – you do not see the profile of the women’s face?
Maybe if I draw on it you will see it.
I will add a little color – Oh my – for sure you see it now.
Now full color
Now my mind isolated it – See what I saw while biking?
Then I had a dream and created a piece of modern/abstract art – Study it and see if you see as many things as I see.
All that came from a bike ride stop to look at a landscape decoration Oh my.
Bye for now. Catch you next time.
Post Script ” Lunch preparation by the Nature Trail yesterday – just click below
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