Creativity or Long, Slow and Dull Death

Our School system is geared to help people use linear thinking to process the world around them.  Linear thinking is the type of thing that made assembly lines so popular. Creating the assembly line took some non-linear, creative thinking, but once Ford put it into practice, it just made sense for everyone else to follow. The assembly line is the epitome of linear thinking. Each person along the line does one thing, and they do it over and over again in hopes of moving up to management. What is management of an assembly line? Checking certain parts of the assembly line over and over again to make sure everything is working the way it’s supposed to. Linear thinking at it’s best.  Which is a perfect tool for an industrialized nation… Which we no longer are.

This type of linear and hierarchical thinking in America today will only lead to a long, slow and dull death.

Non-linear thinking isn’t always scalable, or even practical; look at the Rolls Royce, or the Indiana Jones Lego set.  However, sometimes it is scalable and even more practical than before.  The point is, that we live in a country that allows non-linear thinking, and that gift will generate bountiful fruit in your life if you use it.

Linear thinking : you know a certain process works, so you always stick to it.

Non-linear thinking : you know a certain process works, so you intentionally push it to it’s limits until it breaks so that you can build a new and better process.

Non-linear thinking suggest that you can increase the size of your comfort zone and boost your creativity in non-linear ways.