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Conclusion

Creativity, innovation and design... These words mean something very different to me now, than they did when i began this subject.

Previously i thought that they were simply art terminology.  However, now i see they are much more.  Creativity, innovation and design is about learning to be a meaningful actor in the world.  It is about how we should interact with other people in order to produce results.  And yet it should also inform our own internal processes, they way we think and feel.  This subject has taught me some lessons which i believe i will carry with me into the future

-Great leaders are not necessariy visionaries, rather, they are able to harness other peoples creative potential

-New ideas both need and deserve to be given a chance to develop before they are questioned

-Dreams pave the way for a better reality

-Stop watching TV and you will have time.  Learn and you won’t need money

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You cannot always control what goes on outside.  But you can always control what goes on inside

Wayne Dyer

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Money

A lack of money for many people is a limiting factor in achieving success.  Not having enough resources in order to fund your dreams is surely a barrier which blocks many people from being able to pursue their passions.  Arvins’ response to this, is that a lack of money is overcome through knowledge.  If you have extensive knowledge of the field you wish to excel in, this resource should outweigh financial resources.  By learning as much as possible, you can increase your chances of success.

Initially, i thought that this statement is outrageous.  Knowledge surely increases your chances of success, but still, it is still only a chance.  People with limited resources may only get one chance.   People who are very wealthy may have multiple attempts at for example, starting up a business, without any real fear of failure.

However, a person could become so knowledgeable in a field, that they were almost certainly correct.  A person with money could be foolish and loose it, however a wise person may only need one chance to break through and succeed.  Maybe.

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Time

Currently, I:

-Am a full time uni student (40 hours a week)

-Work a 25 hour week as a swimming instructor

-Do about 12 hours of sports training a week

-Try to spend time with fiancee, family etc

I am not a person who is working three jobs to provide for their family.  I feel uncomfortable complaining that I am under a lot of time pressure.  Regardless, i do genuinely feel as if i am stretched very thin, trying to make all of these commitments.

According to arvin, the average american spends 31.5 hours watching television and 23 hours online EVERY WEEK.  I do not think of myself as a person who spends a lot of time online or watching TV.  And yet, i probably would spend about 20 hours a week watching TV...however

I dont think it is enough to say that cutting out TV will solve my time shortage though.  At home after work, both my family and my fiancees’ tend to sit around together watching TV.  Cutting out TV time, really would mean cutting out family time.

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Time, Risk, Money

Overcoming barriers is explored by Arvin Lal in the Tedx seminar bellow.  Arvin is the owner founder of an enormous supplements company, which he started in his parents basement with a $3000 credit card.  Arvin identifies 3 major barriers which need to be overcome to achieve innovation and success: Time, Risk and Money.

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Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali painted by @art_vareta.

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Innovation is certainly about putting ideas into practice – making it real.

Sarah Chaloner (Deputy Chief Information and Digital Officer Head)

Unfortunately I had missed the anticipated ‘May the 4th be with you’ workshop, but looking through the provided lecture slides uploaded to vUWS, this quote on Sarah’s presentation stuck.