Comments on: A different way to think about creative genius

By: Daemonax

Daemonax — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:31:41 +0000

I think that is was one of the worst talks to ever appear at TED unfortunately. Her dislike for rationality and promotion of irrationality is very worrying. The talk would have been 10 times better if she’d talked about ‘genius’ as not being something that simply comes from a person, but is a combination of the person and their environment, rather than talking about some silly seemingly spiritual mumbo-jumbo.

Sir Ken Robinson’s talk with regards to creativity and schools is a very good talk though.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:23:03 +0000

It’s a good talk and I like that she addresses this issue cause it’s always tough to talk about stuff like this.

I think that a return to things talking to me through walls brings about its own set of problems, though. I’m not entirely convinced that an external creative force isn’t just mystifying the process a little too much, and that what is actually needed is a little less of the harsh spotlight and a little more kindness and understanding from critics and the medi…know what, never mind. I’m going with the fairies.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:21:52 +0000

Funny I just posted this Vid on my blog too! LOVE TED
Near the end she talks about artistic transcendence . She makes points that are so true that the hair raises up on the back of your neck when you hear them.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:46:23 +0000

That’s so weird. I was just watching this on my iphone’s TED app. Put the phone down and opened your page… and boom. Ole…

By: runwithscissors

runwithscissors — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:30:32 +0000

Hey Brad, many thanks for this. I didn’t know of TED and after watching this great piece started wandering around and watching more. Very cool.