Creative Thought Space |
Vandria Borari | Alter do Chão, Lower-Tapajós, Pará, Brazil | www.
Ceramic Artist and Indigenous Leader
What do you think being creative means?
Creativity lies in the understanding that not everything has to make sense.
How do you include creativity in your life?
The more we exercise creative thinking the more it becomes the lens that we look through.
What are your thoughts on how your life has influenced your creative imagination, and how your creative imagination has influenced your life?
Creative thinking can be positive and uplifting, but it is also true that creative thinking can get you into trouble – use it wisely. Perhaps unexpectedly, I believe that scepticism can be an important starting point for creative thinking. I grew-up sceptical, later transcended scepticism to become a positive thinker, then re-embraced scepticism as a healthy component of creative thinking. Creativity is a neutral position, neither positive nor negative. Again, use it wisely.
What, if any, exercises do you do to get into a creative mode?
Creative thinking requires a lot of time thinking about thinking. It’s about more than just rethinking the options - start by considering why it seems they are the only options. I believe that creativity is not a spectator sport; it needs to be practised regularly. Creativity is a multiplier - the more we use it the more creative we become.
How important do you think creativity is in life?
Be aware of conventional thinking then consider ruling it out as dull - life without creativity is a life not fully lived.
Creativity lies in the understanding that not everything has to make sense.
How do you include creativity in your life?
The more we exercise creative thinking the more it becomes the lens that we look through.
What are your thoughts on how your life has influenced your creative imagination, and how your creative imagination has influenced your life?
Creative thinking can be positive and uplifting, but it is also true that creative thinking can get you into trouble – use it wisely. Perhaps unexpectedly, I believe that scepticism can be an important starting point for creative thinking. I grew-up sceptical, later transcended scepticism to become a positive thinker, then re-embraced scepticism as a healthy component of creative thinking. Creativity is a neutral position, neither positive nor negative. Again, use it wisely.
What, if any, exercises do you do to get into a creative mode?
Creative thinking requires a lot of time thinking about thinking. It’s about more than just rethinking the options - start by considering why it seems they are the only options. I believe that creativity is not a spectator sport; it needs to be practised regularly. Creativity is a multiplier - the more we use it the more creative we become.
How important do you think creativity is in life?
Be aware of conventional thinking then consider ruling it out as dull - life without creativity is a life not fully lived.
