I was definitely not expecting our first reading assignment to be a TED talk from Kermit, but I really enjoyed the bizarre nature of this talk. Kermit made a lot of great points I think some friends of mine need to hear.
I have a good friend who frequently praises me for my ideation process. She says she can’t fathom how I just come up with such impressive ideas, at the speed I do it as well. To that I can only ever humbly tell her that creativity is a skill I honed, but it’s a skill anyone can pick up.
I’ve been drawing, designing, and creating things since I was a kid. Unlike other uni students my age, I just never stopped. Because I’e always been in this healthy mindset towards creative works, I design fast and come up with ideas fast. Unfortunately my friend doesn’t believe she has it in her to do what I do, she thinks it’s just a magical talent of mine.
One of my favorite lines from Mr. Kermit here is “We think (creativity) is for artists. Imagination and inspiration? Well those are just words we use around kids, but for grown-ups? Well those are just nice words in some corporate mission statement. Our real job is to make a living. Well folks I say that is wrong!”
I think Kermit has given me a great video for me to pass around. I would love to see more amphibian muppet representation in TED talks.