Designer Frank Chimero presents his ‘Ideas’: his man­i­festo of sorts prin­ci­ples on cre­ativ­ity, moti­va­tion and inno­va­tion. Chimero briefly cov­ers seven top­ics, entitled:

  • Why is Greater Than How
  • Not More. Instead, Better.
  • Sur­prise + Clar­ity = Delight
  • Sin­cire, Authen­tic & Honest
  • No Sil­ver Bul­lets, No Secrets
  • Qual­ity + Sin­cer­ity = Enthusiasm
  • Every­thing is Some­thing or Other

I’m par­tic­u­larly fond of the final two top­ics and this, from Why is Greater Than How:

This com­plex world has made us over-emphasize How-based think­ing and edu­ca­tion. Once the tools are under­stood, under­stand­ing why to do cer­tain things becomes more valu­able than how to do them. How is recipes, and learn­ing a craft is more than fol­low­ing instructions.

How is impor­tant for new prac­ti­tion­ers focused on avoid­ing mis­takes. Why is for those who wish to push, are not risk-averse and seek to improve. How is coulda, Why is shoulda. How is fin­ish­ing tasks, Why is ful­fill­ing objec­tives. How usu­ally results in more. Why usu­ally results in better.

via Link Banana