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Even When Alternative Views Are Clearly Wrong, Being Exposed To Them Still Expands Our Creative Potential. In A Way, The Power Of Dissent Is The Power Of Surprise. After Hearing Someone Shout Out An Errant Answer, We Work To Understand It, Which Causes Us To Reassess Our Initial Assumptions And Try Out New Perspectives. “authentic Dissent Can Be Difficult, But It’s Always Invigorating,” Nemeth Says. “it Wakes Us Right Up.”

Creativity Is A Spark. It Can Be Excruciating When We're Rubbing Two Rocks Together And Getting Nothing. And It Can Be Intensely Satisfying When The Flame Catches And A New Idea Sweeps Around The World.

I Always Wanted To Be A Scientist, I Always Thought I'd Be A Scientist, That Was The Narrative I Was Carrying Around. I Worked In A Neuroscience Lab As An Undergraduate And Then After, Almost Five Years In Total, But I Realized I Just Wasn't Good At Science. I Didn't Have The Discipline For It.

The Answer Will Only Arrive After We Stop Looking For It.

The Only Way To Maximize Group Creativity—to Make The Whole More Than The Sum Of Its Parts—is To Encourage A Candid Discussion Of Mistakes. In Part, This Is Because The Acceptance Of Error Reduces Cost. When You Believe Your Flaws Will Be Quickly Corrected By The Group, You're Less Worried About Perfecting Your Contribution, Which Leads To A More Candid Conversation. We Can Only Get It Right When We Talk About What We Got Wrong.