Earlier this week, my culture class discussed the assertion that Western creativity might be more about novelty and breakthrough ideas while Eastern creativity may be better described as representing incremental change and usefulness. Today I felt like I got to watch (and feel part of) East meets West creativity through the organizational pitches at Seed Spot - a social entrepreneurship incubator in Phoenix. I was in a culture of innovation.
There was novelty, usefulness, incremental change and breakthrough thinking present at Seed Spot. It reminded me that if I find myself sitting within the oppression of conformity and conventional wisdom, I can look to the east, west, north or south and choose to change my environment ... find and/or create contexts that support your dreams and success!
Seed Spot
2828 N Central Ave
Phoenix AZ
* Friday pitches are 11-1 (RSVP so they order enough pizza)
** May 19th is Demo Day at the Herberger Theater - great event and tickets are available now!
https://www.facebook.com/SEEDspot
PS - Dear Students of Psychology - Did you notice that "find and/or create contexts that support your dreams and success" can be considered a combination of a cognitive and behavioral approach to creating change - addressing the fourth goal of psychology?
Monday, May 4, 2015
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