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Ideas are ideas. Maybe it is practice and refinement and sensitivity and observation and reiteration and attention and freedom from dependence on structure and limits which will make you a good designer. Doing is always interesting when combined with reflection on that doing, both the outcome and the process. But maybe this is to hands on for everyone? Jan Jan Coker C3-10 Underdale Campus University of South Australia +61 8 8302 6919 "There is no way to peace, peace is the way" Gandhi -----Original Message----- From: davidsless [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, 3 March 2003 11:11 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Creativity Ken and everyone I'm deeply disappointed that Ken does not assert that the "idea of 'creativity'" will enable me to become a better designer. Though I note that ken does claim that > Some streams of creativity research can help designers and other > professionals to exercise judgment and skill more effectively. I would have thought that if I could exercise judgement and skill more effectively then that would make me a better designer, but I'm probably wrong. None the less, I shall follow up on some of the authors that Ken mentions and see if they help. Just by the way, one of the reasons I want to make lots of money is so that our Institute can continue with its publication program so that we don't have to cover our costs of publishing by charging people for our publications. In the meantime, is there anyone else on the list who would like to answer my question? David -- Professor David Sless BA MSc FRSA Co-Chair Information Design Association Senior Research Fellow Coventry University Director Communication Research Institute of Australia ** helping people communicate with people ** PO Box 398 Hawker ACT 2614 Australia Mobile: +61 (0)412 356 795 phone: +61 (0)2 6259 8671 fax: +61 (0)2 6259 8672 phone UK: + 44 (0) 24 7688 7832 during UK office hours. web: http://www.communication.org.au