Below is an email from the previous Bucky Session about Leonardo DaVinci. .
Hi Bucky Fellows
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Leonardo da Vinci was different from conventional people. Let's explore what was different about him versus conventional people. He had the following 9 characteristics that creative people have. I feel Bucky had these characteristics too.
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Sense from: You and Creativity Don Fabun Kaiser Aluminum News 25
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Sensitivity
A propensity for greater awareness which makes a person more readily attuned to the subtleties of various sensations and impressions. Eric Fromm writes, "Creativity is the ability to see (or be aware) and to respond".
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Questioning Attitude
An inquisitiveness, probably imprinted in early home training that encourages seeking new and original answers.
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Broad Education
An approach to learning instilled from a liberal education that puts a premium on questions rather than answers and rewards curiosity rather than rote learning and conformity.
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Asymmetrical Thinking
The ability to find an original kind of order in disorder as opposed to symmetrical thinking that balances everything out in some logical way."The creative personality is unique in that during the initial stage she prefers the chaotic and disorderly and tends to reject what has already been systematized". Ralph J. Hallman
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Personal Courage
A disregard for failure derived from a concern, not for what others think, but what one thinks of oneself. "They seemed to be less afraid of what other people would say or demand or laugh at ... Perhaps more important, however, was their lack of fear of their own insides, of their own impulses, emotions, thoughts". Abraham Maslow
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Sustained Curiosity
A capacity for childlike wonder carried into adult life that generates a style of endless questioning, even of the most personally cherished ideas. Eric Fromm: "Children still have the capacity to be puzzled...But once they are through the process of education, most people lose the capacity of wondering, of being surprised. They feel that they ought to know everything, and hence that it is a sign of ignorance to be surprised or puzzled by anything".
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Time Control
Instead of being bound by time, deadlines and schedules, creative individuals use time as a resource - morning, noon and night - years, decades - whatever it takes, unbound by the clock.
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Dedication
The unswerving desire to do something, whatever it may be and whatever the obstacles to doing it.
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Willingness to work
The willingness to continue to pursue a project endlessly, in working hours and so - called free hours, over whatever time might be required. Roger Sessions said, "Inspiration, then, is the impulse which sets creation in movement; it is also the energy which keeps itgoing".
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I got the list of these characteristics from reading the design thinking article in the Design Research Quarterly 2006 Dec. It was written by Charles Owen of Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute of Design. He quoted Don Fabun for creating the list. I amnot able to locate Kaiser Aluminum News 25 ( published in 1968 ). If there is any one who has a copy, please let me know.
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Regards :)
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WhatIDiscover
What is the meaningful connection I can make between what you are curious about and what I know?
Hi Bucky Fellows
.
Leonardo da Vinci was different from conventional people. Let's explore what was different about him versus conventional people. He had the following 9 characteristics that creative people have. I feel Bucky had these characteristics too.
.
Sense from: You and Creativity Don Fabun Kaiser Aluminum News 25
.
Sensitivity
A propensity for greater awareness which makes a person more readily attuned to the subtleties of various sensations and impressions. Eric Fromm writes, "Creativity is the ability to see (or be aware) and to respond".
.
Questioning Attitude
An inquisitiveness, probably imprinted in early home training that encourages seeking new and original answers.
.
Broad Education
An approach to learning instilled from a liberal education that puts a premium on questions rather than answers and rewards curiosity rather than rote learning and conformity.
.
Asymmetrical Thinking
The ability to find an original kind of order in disorder as opposed to symmetrical thinking that balances everything out in some logical way."The creative personality is unique in that during the initial stage she prefers the chaotic and disorderly and tends to reject what has already been systematized". Ralph J. Hallman
.
Personal Courage
A disregard for failure derived from a concern, not for what others think, but what one thinks of oneself. "They seemed to be less afraid of what other people would say or demand or laugh at ... Perhaps more important, however, was their lack of fear of their own insides, of their own impulses, emotions, thoughts". Abraham Maslow
.
Sustained Curiosity
A capacity for childlike wonder carried into adult life that generates a style of endless questioning, even of the most personally cherished ideas. Eric Fromm: "Children still have the capacity to be puzzled...But once they are through the process of education, most people lose the capacity of wondering, of being surprised. They feel that they ought to know everything, and hence that it is a sign of ignorance to be surprised or puzzled by anything".
.
Time Control
Instead of being bound by time, deadlines and schedules, creative individuals use time as a resource - morning, noon and night - years, decades - whatever it takes, unbound by the clock.
.
Dedication
The unswerving desire to do something, whatever it may be and whatever the obstacles to doing it.
.
Willingness to work
The willingness to continue to pursue a project endlessly, in working hours and so - called free hours, over whatever time might be required. Roger Sessions said, "Inspiration, then, is the impulse which sets creation in movement; it is also the energy which keeps itgoing".
.
I got the list of these characteristics from reading the design thinking article in the Design Research Quarterly 2006 Dec. It was written by Charles Owen of Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute of Design. He quoted Don Fabun for creating the list. I amnot able to locate Kaiser Aluminum News 25 ( published in 1968 ). If there is any one who has a copy, please let me know.
.
Regards :)
.
WhatIDiscover
What is the meaningful connection I can make between what you are curious about and what I know?
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