Here's a creativity brain puzzler: Is it better to break new ground or to keep polishing the same act until it gleams? It depends, to a degree, on for whom you create in the first place. Also: Jackie Chan, treading water, private eyes, the changeup pitch, Eurovision, litigation, the verdict of history, singularity, space shoes, The Shipping Forecast and quite a bit, actually, about the eternal villainy of The Beach Boys' Mike Love.
This week we're looking at the role of rules in creativity -- when to follow them, and when to blow them up with dynamite...
This week we're looking at limitations in creative work. When do they hurt? When can they help? And how can we become more agile...
Every creator likes think they're shiny and golden, dancing with their muse in a singular act of invention. But is that true? Is that...
