...the toughest question to ask any creative person... because there is no right or wrong, there is no formula, no method and there is no answer. Is the creative mind inborn or can it be trained? I think it’s both.
I guess all ideas come about through some sort of observation of people and things and recognising an idea in them from what you’ve observed (A bit of lateral thinking will be needed most of the time).
Creativity as a movement in Singapore is relatively new, and cultural appreciation of creativity is even newer. Therefore I get most of my influences from the world and participates actively in a global culture. Sometimes, idea is not only about originality but also about reference, interpretation and judgment.
The chinese recently claimed that they invented golf much earlier than the Scottish. Both countries are miles apart and during that time there was definitely no way the two countries could have exchanged ideas. Just like if there are two islands that are continents apart with the same species of monkeys staying in them. When a monkey in one of the island gets the ideas of learning to fly, in a matter of time, monkeys on the other island will do the same. In short, ideas are floating everywhere around you. Whether you catch it or not that’s another issue.
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