Great inventors, authors, creators seem to use a "super-conscious" ability to create that all of us have the power to tap into. Most of us get tons of ideas throughout the day and say, "Hmmm, that's a great idea. I'll wait until next week to work on it." Then we go on our way, dealing with our day to day lives and never quite get to work on those ideas that we all naturally have the ability to tap into.
I think one of the main differences between us and the geniuses is that the geniuses seem to trust and believe in the value of their insights, while most of us say to ourselves (I'm especially good at this), "That's just my idea. I'm not a genius or a this or a that (insert name of what you want to be someday)." Then we smack ourselves on the forehead when that great idea for a product or a play or a film or a web business shows up in our lives and someone else is getting enjoyment out of and profiting from it.
So, I was asking myself, "What is creativity? How do we get ideas and how do we then ACT on them?" As I was stumbling around on the internet, searching for an answer I came across this exciting web series called Everything is a Remix by Kirby Ferguson.
His basic idea is that a lot of what we call creativity is actually a combination or editing of existing materials to produce something new. "Of the ten highest grossing films per year from the last ten years, 74 out of 100 are either sequels or remakes of earlier films or adaptations of comic books, video games, books, and so on. Transforming the old into the new... is Hollywood's greatest talent." This is all covered in Everything is a Remix Part 2.
One of my favorite videos Kirby has made is one showing Quentin Tarantino's eclectic and extensive borrowing from already existing films to make his own. It's called Kill Bill Extended Look and if you're a fan, it's a must see!
After we come up with the ideas, the next step is to trust yourself, and take one small action to bring the remixed idea into the world. Don't just keep it in your head or stored in Evernote or let it float around in the ether for someone else to create for us. Be decisive and clear and act on the idea and you just may find that the universe will begin to make amazing things happen.
Keep LLC'ing people! I'll have some more cool things to share next time.
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