While perusing the greatness that is TED talks, I came across a talk given by one
Steven Johnson. Steven Jonson is a man who has become obsessed, for lack of a
better word, with studying the development of a “good idea.” Now, there is of
course, no exact rhyme or reason to the development of good thinking, but he
has found some consistencies in his studies. He explains it best, especially in
relevance to the collaborative world, given technology and social media, so I
won’t convolute his theory anymore than I already have. However, let me leave
you with my takeaways – good ideas take time, the best ideas come from several
sources (but still take time), and the environment (electronically or not) that
we surround ourselves with is important. Check out the article, watch the
videos, and then draw your own conclusions.
--Celeste McKeon,
Jr. Art Director 