This is full of great wisdom that’s probably not new to this crowd, BUT IT’S JOHN CLEESE. John Cleese is another brilliant person that just happens to be a comedian. Interestingly, the last couple things he says sound like they came right from Ackoff.
However, compare the main point Cleese has, about creating an uninterrupted environment for creative thought, to the point Steven Johnson made in the last post. They are two sides of the same coin, and perhaps Cleese is a bit shortsighted to leave this out. Heavy interaction with people is a great source of ideas and validation of your ideas, just as quiet contemplation is also a great source of ideas and validation of other people’s ideas.
It reminds me of my post sharing Visualizing the Creative Process because it’s sort of trying to say the same thing. It’s a two sided process that many people think is one sided. It’s an iterative process. It’s about synthesis and analysis.
