Foreword
Alongtime mentor of mine once said that the greatest of all human inventions is the creative process, how we bring forth new realities. Understanding the creative process is the foundation of genuine mastery in all fields. This knowledge is deeply embedded in the creative arts and, though rarely spoken of, defines those moments “where there is magic in the air” in theater, music, dance, and sports. It pervades the mysterious state of surrender whereby, in Michelangelo’s words, the sculptor “releases the hand from the marble that holds it prisoner” or, in Picasso’s statement, “the mind finds its way to the crystallization of its dream.” It plays no lesser role in science; as the economist W. Brian Arthur states: “all great ...
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