“HOW THE PAPER FISH LEARNED TO SWIM” Jonathon A. Flaum Synopsis: About 500 years ago there was a young origami master named Daishinji who lived in a small fishing village in Japan. Daishinji was beginning to become well known for what she could do with a single sheet of paper. One day she decided to fold a sheet of paper into a fish. Amazed by her creation she then called it a masterpiece with its almost real-liked looked. After listening for a long time, the paper fish finally spoke. His first three words were “I am lonely”. The origami fish decides that he wants to be set free into the ocean with the other sea creatures. Pleased by the fish’s ability to communicate, Daishinji folded a world full of sea creatures …show more content…
And such an attitude seems possible when you think of the power of an individual mind. Holds true to the English translation of Daishinji’s name “magnanimous mind temple” which taught us important lessons on power. 1. Magnanimous Mind : Infinite Possibility in the Workplace The “Paper Fish Process” begins with Daishinji or a “magnanimous mind temple”. The manager is charged with creating an atmosphere geared to big open thinking rather than administrative efficiency. People must perform their daily functions, but if that is all they do, new ideas to grow the company will not magically appear. 2. Autonomy : Allowing creative talent to “be” at work Creative people need space and time. A walk, a bike ride, an hour in the garden, or even a half hour working with clay can unlock a complicated issue at work in a way that staring at a computer screen in the office never could. 3. Letting Go : Sending ideas into the real world For a person to let go of having singular control over how his work is understood and interpreted is a movement from security to insecurity – from comfort to the unknown. Letting go for Daishinji becomes important as the act of creating itself. The activity is one in which a mature person, slowly, over time, disappears into her work in a way that there is no separation between work and worker. 4. Exchange : The Art of Nurturing a “Work in progress” The center spot is the place of
The first chapter of the book discusses the way we can use fossil records to study the biological world. Fossils are one of the major lines of evidence we use to understand ourselves. Surprisingly, we are able to discover them with a high amount of precision and predictability. In particular, field paleontologists have it easier than it has ever been before due to the current information age. The physical hunt for important fossils, however, is much like it has always been. Three factors limiting the number of useful fossil sites include rock age, type (whether or not it can preserve fossils), and number of exposed rocks. So, it takes a bit of luck to reliably find fossils. Thankfully, rock
This would help in many ways. In the book of Hatchet, Brian needed to be creative to make his place to live, to make his tools, and to make his raft. His home, an overhang he had found where had put sticks around for walls, had to have been made from creativity, because if he had not used it he would probably have not had a place to live. To make all of his tools, he was being very creative, because e needed to find things to make them with and how to put them together with only the things he had. Brian’s raft that he made from big branches used creativity because he figured out how to put them together without string and he made it using only sticks. Ernest Shackleton used creativity when he and his crew had to build an entire town made of igloos and other buildings to survive on
What creativity actually is when you use your imagination, allowing things in the mind to occur that wouldn’t actually occur and also things to better the world. “Being creative is not only about thinking: it is about feeling” (160). You can not just think but you have to have feelings to make sure that you doing things right and feeling like you made something productive in the time. Being creative requires a long process, “magination which is the process of bringing to mind things that are not present to our senses; creativity, which is the process of developing original ideas that
Creativity is more about the process rather than the end product and this creative process is useful for many reasons, developing confidence, developing good relationships, finding out what talents and strengths we have and teaches us about
In the context of creativity’s stated definition, we will proceed to group our arguments into three themes of factors: cognitive ability, expertise training, and environmental conditions. The human brain is highly adaptable and can continue to develop new cognitive abilities, even past adulthood (Norman, 2015). Proper cognitive expertise and training can help workers produce and operate in ingenious ways (Ginamarie, Lertiz & Mumford, 2004). Finally, the working environment can both motivate or stifle creative output. Managers can influence all three components: expertise, thinking skills, and motivation (Amabile, 1998).
One day a young fish crossed paths with a big shark. He had never seen one before but heard terrible stories about it. Frightened for his life he swam away. The second time he saw this shark he was still alarmed but less than the first time. Finally the third time he ran in with the shark he approached him. The young fish finally learn’t that the shark was harmless after all,
You can rapidly and effectively expand your creative life by following the methods and exercises described in "Awakening Your Creativity." In this book you will find the primary tools to change your life in ways that will excite and delight you. You can become
If I am not constantly creating, my mind suffers. My creativity is the most fulfilling outlet to express myself and my ideas, and to share them with as many people as possible. This attribute has manifested itself in a myriad of ways throughout my life. I plan on continuing as many as I
A developed human thought can bring kindness, good faith, timeliness and depth. With all those characteristics you can strengthen the things around you. I know the Daodejing is focused around non-action, but this quote has brought me a strong sense of what I should be putting my attention towards in life. Instead of materialistic values guiding my way, there is easy and accessible traits within me that can help me reach my
“Even if I have no power to avoid error in the first way just mentioned, which requires a clear perception of everything I have to deliberate on, I can avoid error in the second way, which depends merely on my remembering to withhold judgement on any occasion when the truth of the matter is not clear. Admittedly, I am aware of a certain weakness in me, in that I am unable to keep my attention fixed on one and the same item of knowledge at all times; but by attentive and repeated meditation I am nevertheless able to make myself remember it as often as the need arises, and thus get into the habit of avoiding error.”
Nevertheless, only time and scriptures can tell what happens to two religions with an ocean in between. This first paragraph shall be dedicated to the Japanese Shinto, and with good reason. This religion is unique in that it has no set scriptures nor divine leaders; in short, their belief system evokes fluidity. In fact, even its very name can be interchangeable.
Creativity is approaching a problem or situation in a unique and unorthodox way. My creative skill is the ability to mesh together experiences inside and outside of school to create a project that will better the experience of performing mundane tasks. For instance, I get distracted while doing homework; so to prevent this issue, I programmed a Raspberry Pi to follow the guidelines of the Pomodoro technique. I set the Raspberry Pi to play music from my created playlist for twenty-five minutes and once the timer is over, the Raspberry Pi's LEDs
Suzuki states” If you see things without realizing the background of Buddha nature , everything appears to be in the form of suffering .But if you the background of existence , you realize that suffering itself id how we live , how we extend our life .So in Zen sometimes we emphasize the imbalance or disorder of life”(32).t is difficult to control because is not capable to accomplish. We must encourage people to be mischievous instead of trying to control them. Suzuki states” you want to obtain perfect calmness in your zazen, you should not be bothered by the various images you find in your mind. Let them come and let them go. Then they will be under control” (32).We need be able to control our mind by observing things as they are and letting them go. Therefore, we shouldn’t be bothered because it will help us be under control. We need to able to learn how to let it come in and let it go because if we keep it inside us it will disturb our thinking. In the other hand. Aristotle states” The same applies to the appetites and feelings of anger: by reacting in one way or in another to given circumstances some people become self-compared” (34).Aristotle and Suzuki agree that we should be able to avoid reacting in one way due to a circumstance. Therefore, we must obtain a right state of mind in order to act to the situation
Creative thinking The free flow of ideas and positive work environment is the perfect catalyst for creative thinking.
According to Baird and colleagues, mind wandering can enhance creativity goals and problems that were encountered. Creativity finds solutions that are novel, and high quality (Matlin, 2009). J.P. Guilford researched how we measure creativity. Creativity should be measured by divergent production. This research demonstrates the number of different responses that are made for each test item (Matlin, 2009).