I really like shows like Project Runway and Top Chef. Yes, they are reality TV shows, but they are also an opportunity to see artists and their creative process in action. Most of my friends excel at some kind of creative process, most of which are either secret or atypical. I know at least three people who are really into cupcakes. I have a friend who is really into performance art: dancing cardboard robots, drag shows, and interactive sculpture. In addition to being able to beat anyone at nearly any video game, Andrew composes and remixes music. Another friend of mine is a fantastic artist and her normal writing style is so poetic that Andrew can pick any page of her journal and set it to music. Cole can explain his big picture ideas so convincingly that Brad and I have labeled it his Reality Distortion Field. I could keep going ...
What's my superpower? I started programming computers and writing fiction when I was 12 (I combined these two and made a computerized Choose Your Own Adventure book). I never got into real programming complexity and writing fiction was mostly a way to work through some personal issues. I love podcasting, but I'm not a natural radio-quality audio person.
If I had to pick something that sets me apart, it's probably program planning (Symposium, Summer Camp, workshops, etc...). I really enjoy these types of events because seeing people learn something new is a big motivator for me. I also love teaching, but program planning is not the same thing. With the events I've been working on over the past two years, I'm not really teaching anything. I'm just creating an environment in which other people feel free to teach, learn, and otherwise share ideas.
So I think a superpower is an alignment between your creative talents, your passions, and your personality. If that's true, then it seems that a superpower is more likely to emerge as we explore our own creative potential.
What is your superpower?
What's my superpower? I started programming computers and writing fiction when I was 12 (I combined these two and made a computerized Choose Your Own Adventure book). I never got into real programming complexity and writing fiction was mostly a way to work through some personal issues. I love podcasting, but I'm not a natural radio-quality audio person.
If I had to pick something that sets me apart, it's probably program planning (Symposium, Summer Camp, workshops, etc...). I really enjoy these types of events because seeing people learn something new is a big motivator for me. I also love teaching, but program planning is not the same thing. With the events I've been working on over the past two years, I'm not really teaching anything. I'm just creating an environment in which other people feel free to teach, learn, and otherwise share ideas.
So I think a superpower is an alignment between your creative talents, your passions, and your personality. If that's true, then it seems that a superpower is more likely to emerge as we explore our own creative potential.
What is your superpower?
So if I am reading this correctly, my superpower is distorting reality ... guess that makes me a liar? Maybe a world class one ;-)
I like this idea and would need some time to really pick mine. I am the kind of person who loves to work with intelligent and motivated people to reach goals -- I feed off other peoples' energy in a huge way. Not sure what that power adds up to, but I love the idea of the collective ... of working with others to reach lofty goals. I guess my super power has something to do with pulling things off other people think of as crazy. I love saying crazy things and having people around me say, yeah we can do that. And then we do it. Maybe that is a distortion field, maybe I'm just crazy, or maybe we all like to be pushed and challenged to achieve. Not sure.
Um, no, not a liar. Reality distortion involves changing the way things are -- normally through presence, force of will, and good use of Keynote presentations.
I know what you mean about throwing out an idea and then seeing someone make it happen. I've had some experiences like that lately and it's fun to see happen. I also like being the guy who can make another person's idea take shape.