Wednesday, April 28, 2010

(Knowledge) X Creativity = Ideas

THE IDEA OF AND IDEA

From my understanding, IDEAs are part of an equation such as this:
(Knowledge) X Creativity = Ideas
This equation represents the thought process for an Idea. What we start with is KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge is what we understand of the amazing world around us, and we learn it from experiences and lessons. Knowledge is a "substance" in our brain that hungers in curiosity for what we do not know. Reality is the ideal and stable diet if we desire knowledge.
Knowledge is stable and consists of facts. It's difficult to break it, that's when CREATIVITY is used as a catalyst. Creativity bends what knowledge we have of the world we live into something new and extraoridinary. Creativity breaks boundaries, it makes us see beyond what reality has to offer.
Now we have KNOWLEDGE reacting with CREATIVITY- Erm... We'd better retreat to the bunker for a while...
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
*Steps out from bunker*
Alright! Finally, the equation is complete. With knowledge and creativity comes the birth of IDEAS. What is this new compound that we have created? It looks totally out of this WORLD! Ideas are alien, new, versatile, and can be used to solve rather impossible and implausible situations. Although Ideas are magnificent, they will falter and disappear if our minds are exposed to hard reality for too long.
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An example of an Idea is actually what you've read. I've taken my knowledge of a simple math equation and chemistry to explain my Idea of an Idea.
To further elaborate:
The brackets around knowledge in math terms means you would have to deal with what is within the boundaries of the bracket. Knowledge is like a material that when added with a non-materialistic catalyst called Creativity, is converted into ideas. It may be a long process for the reaction to heat up depending on how much knowledge and creativity one has, but in the end, the idea will turn out to be a huge blast!
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Ideas come in many forms depending on the user. As we are all different and have similar and different views, there are conflicting ideas. There are many ideas, they have been differentiated by people to be either good or bad.
Wrong.
Ideas are free and aren't entirely good or bad. At least one person (inclusive of the creator) will see an Idea as a good one, and at least one person (inclusive of the creator) will see the same Idea as a bad one. Opinions are not facts, and as long as the creator is aware of that, he/she should continue striving for an idea that will help gain at least one more appreciator of the idea.
I'm not saying that we can't criticize ideas, I'm saying that ideas will remain equal and stable despite the good or bad opinions being thrown at it. Ideas should develop, and must not falter under the pressure of reality.
I admit that I call Ideas bad.
Take Hitler as an example. His Idea of refining the world was an outrage to the world- I was outraged. His idea sent the world to war and nothing good came from it except a history lesson. What happened to the fall of Hitler was a broken spirit. Majority of the world rejected his idea, and he has to pay the price of death for it.
It was a bad idea. Who wouldn't put a stop to his campaign? It was an idea that was considered to be bad and it broke under reality. If Hitler wanted his Idea to be appreciated, he should develop his Idea to appeal to the audience which he set as the world. He was ambitious, and he had potential, but he was headed the wrong world.
Ideas are meant to change or end under opinions.
Another example of Ideas comes from a man who goes by the name of George Washington Carver, who created 100 products made from peanuts for the house and farm. One fun invention that many people have played with is the Duct Tape, which has been used for more than a hundred purposes be it useful or just for fun. More would be the inventors responsible for Human-Computer interaction which led to what video games are today.
In a final word, I shall state that my concept of Ideas follow the equation of ‘(Knowledge) X Creativity = Ideas’, where Ideas are the product of our knowledge of things developed through creativity of the unthinkable. Ideas can be acknowledged to be either bad or good, but they are neutral and are subject to change to suit the target audience. There have been many ideas considered bad and good, but it all depends on the user. Ideas are ideal tools for the Inventors.