Greetings Earthlings! Welcome to a different way. Welcome to a new way. Welcome to truth, as I see it.
I call the 'The JEDO Way', because, if it is capitalized, it must be an acronym, and it is! It stands for "Joy through Exploration, Discovery, and Optimization". The root of this is based in years of study in the subject of Creativity. Over 30 years ago, I went to a unique and excellent technical college called WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) where I had my minor in "Creativity and Creative Problem Solving". Have you ever heard of such a minor? Probably not, probably never will. WPI had a great system called "The Plan" that permitted you to make up your own major and minor, as long as you could justify it by courses and projects. As part of my minor, I taught a 3 day course to 18 students on "Creativity and Creative Problem Solving" (want to learn something really well? Try teaching it to someone else!!!). I also wrote a chapter in the "Freshperson's Guide to WPI" entitled, "The Case for Creativity in Technical Education". I later repeated the Creativity course as an adult education course at a local church.
Now all this would not mean much, if nothing came of it. Well, I now have over 75 patents or patents pending with my name on them... so there must have been something in what I learned... and there was!
Creativity is one of the most underestimated and misunderstood aspects of our culture today. People think of artists and musicians as being creative, but the fact is, anyone from garbage men to scientists to teenagers to elephant trainers can be creative... in short, anyone!
Why would you care? Let me offer some suggestions. First, YOU are creative. You may not think so, but you are. You were born creative. Up until the age of 5 you were practically a creative genius! When you got to school, the "sit down and shut up, there is only one right answer to every question, and if you don't agree you are going to detention" attitude drove it underground, but it is still there, crying to be re-awakened!
Have you ever sat back in wonder at the joy, excitement, laughter, fun, imagination, excitement and spontaneity of little children? Do you think they were worried about being politically correct or fitting in with the norm or dressing for success? Duh. They are just themselves, who cares.
Guess what? That is one of the biggest keys to being happy, being creative, being loving, having integrity, having openness to deep spiritual truth, and achieving a wisdom about life. One of... not the only, but a BIG one. So spend some time with children (your own if you have some), and pay attention. You might just learn what it means to be alive!!!
I call the 'The JEDO Way', because, if it is capitalized, it must be an acronym, and it is! It stands for "Joy through Exploration, Discovery, and Optimization". The root of this is based in years of study in the subject of Creativity. Over 30 years ago, I went to a unique and excellent technical college called WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) where I had my minor in "Creativity and Creative Problem Solving". Have you ever heard of such a minor? Probably not, probably never will. WPI had a great system called "The Plan" that permitted you to make up your own major and minor, as long as you could justify it by courses and projects. As part of my minor, I taught a 3 day course to 18 students on "Creativity and Creative Problem Solving" (want to learn something really well? Try teaching it to someone else!!!). I also wrote a chapter in the "Freshperson's Guide to WPI" entitled, "The Case for Creativity in Technical Education". I later repeated the Creativity course as an adult education course at a local church.
Now all this would not mean much, if nothing came of it. Well, I now have over 75 patents or patents pending with my name on them... so there must have been something in what I learned... and there was!
Creativity is one of the most underestimated and misunderstood aspects of our culture today. People think of artists and musicians as being creative, but the fact is, anyone from garbage men to scientists to teenagers to elephant trainers can be creative... in short, anyone!
Why would you care? Let me offer some suggestions. First, YOU are creative. You may not think so, but you are. You were born creative. Up until the age of 5 you were practically a creative genius! When you got to school, the "sit down and shut up, there is only one right answer to every question, and if you don't agree you are going to detention" attitude drove it underground, but it is still there, crying to be re-awakened!
Have you ever sat back in wonder at the joy, excitement, laughter, fun, imagination, excitement and spontaneity of little children? Do you think they were worried about being politically correct or fitting in with the norm or dressing for success? Duh. They are just themselves, who cares.
Guess what? That is one of the biggest keys to being happy, being creative, being loving, having integrity, having openness to deep spiritual truth, and achieving a wisdom about life. One of... not the only, but a BIG one. So spend some time with children (your own if you have some), and pay attention. You might just learn what it means to be alive!!!
