“Made with Pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, it's empowering generations to come. A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.” WorldMadeIdeasDreamDesireSimpleCreativitySupportGenerationsPossibilityPromiseFinancialEmpoweringGroundedPencilsHeartfeltSimple IdeasFinancial Support Author:Adam Braun
“The one thing that cannot be outsourced is creativity. We have to find ways to support creative people because the only way we are going to improve our laws... is by creating our way out of it.” PeopleWayLawCreativitySupportCreativeOne ThingCreatingCreative PeopleOutsourced Author:Adam Leipzig
“The crystal ball has a question mark in its center. There are some fundamental choices to be made. We will either choose to continue to wage a hopeless war to preserve the existing architecture for copyright by upping the stakes and using better weapons to make sure that people respect it. If we do this, public support for copyright will continue to weaken, pushing creativity underground and producing a generation that is alienated from the copyright concept.” PeopleIfsMadeWarChoicesCreativitySupportGenerationsWeaponsConceptsBallsMarkFundamentalsArchitecturePreservesPushingHopelessStakesCrystalsCopyrightQuestion MarkCrystal Ball Author:Lawrence Lessig
“Certainly parents play a crucial role in the lives of individuals who are intellectually gifted or creatively talented. But this role is not one of active instruction, of teaching children skills,... rather, it is support and encouragement parents give children and the intellectual climate that they create in the home which seem to be the critical factors.” GivingChildrenPlayHomeSeemsIndividualParentRolesCreativitySupportTeachingSkillsIntellectualEncouragementClimateCriticalActiveFactorsCrucialInstructionGiftedTeaching ChildrenSupport And Encouragement Book:Miseducation: preschoolers at risk Source: Miseducation: preschoolers at risk
“Never go into debt to become a writer. Always find other ways to support yourself so you can do the work you truly love for the right reasons. Never ask your art to support you. If you ask your art to support you it will either end up comprised or you'll be disappointed with it. It's a lot to ask of creativity for it to provide for you financially. Find a scrappy way to get by and then do the work you love for the reasons you love.” IfsWayArtEndsReasonAsksCan DoCreativitySupportDebtDisappointedSupport YouWork You Love Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“Kids are in ongoing need of support, and they get various versions of it from grownups which aren't legitimate - a grownup's version of what we think you should have. We tell you what creativity is, and we even tell you what you're thinking.” ThinkingNeedsShouldKidsCreativitySupportShould HaveVariousVersionsOngoingGrownups Author:Jules Feiffer
“To me, the coolest riffs are composed of two guitar parts that interlock like gears. You need both parts to make whole. I work things out on an electric that's not plugged in to make sure a good tone isn't forgiving a part that couldn't stand up naked. Only after the parts are written will I struggle to find a tone that supports the creativity.” NeedsTwoWholeCreativitySupportStruggleWrittenForgivingGuitarNakedToneElectricGears Author:Richard Lloyd
“We are at this weird moment where there's an economic model that supports creativity. People are demanding something new and fresh.” PeopleMomentsCreativitySupportEconomicModelsSomething NewEconomic Models Author:Judd Apatow
“Many other countries that Canada competes with, fashion is part of their culture, whether it be the U.K. or Italy. They get a lot of support from the government. I think that's going to be required here in Canada, if we ever want to truly get behind the creativity that is here in this country.” IfsThinkingWantCountryGovernmentCultureBehindsCreativitySupportFashionCanadaOther Countries Author:Joe Mimran
“Every day, there are 770 million Cokes consumed, which means that there are 770 million purchasing decisions made each day regarding the product. To support those decisions, the company must constantly reinvest in its marketing links to its customers. As a result, a high level of creativity must go into everything the company does, from cause-related campaigns - Coca-Cola and its sponsorship of the Olympic Village in Atlanta, for example - to new catch phrases, commercials, marketing slogans, advertising campaigns and promotional tie-ins.” MeanDoeMadeCausesDecisionLevelsResultsCompanyCreativityMillionsSupportExampleProductsMarketingCustomersCampaignsAdvertisingTiesPhrasesRelatedEach DayVillageLinksConsumedSlogansCokeHigh LevelAtlantaPurchasingDecisions MadeCoca ColaSponsorship Author:John Kao
“The management of creativity is more intimate. By that I mean that it deals with an individual's personal, psychological landscape. It deals with the way you create relationships. It deals with creating an atmosphere and environment that support the creative process. As a result, it is a management skill set that is inherently psychological and that encourages desired outcomes rather than demands those outcomes.” WayMeanIndividualProcessResultsDealsCreativitySupportCreativeEnvironmentSkillsDemandCreatingManagementPsychologicalLandscapeAtmosphereIntimateOutcomesCreative ProcessManagement Skills Author:John Kao
“In the business world, there are systems and processes for just about everything else. Yet creativity and innovation, arguably THE most important aspects of progress, are often left to happen by chance. The system provides a scaffolding for creative support and exploration, yet is open enough to avoid curbing creativity or outputting cookie-cutter solutions.” WorldImportantEnoughChanceCreativitySupportCreativeProgressSolutionsInnovationExplorationScaffolding Author:Josh Linkner
“If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams.” IfsBelieveArtEndsDreamRealityMotivationalArtistImaginationMusicCreativitySupportSacrificeCitizensAppreciationWorthlessAltarsCrude Book:Life Of Pi, Illustrated Source: Life Of Pi, Illustrated