Making Ideas Happen

We are humans, not machines.

Jonathan believes that any successful creative entity must be comfortable alternating between these two creative phases: ideation and execution

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (author of the renowned creativity book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience), writes

“How can I stay organized amidst the everyday chaos of accomplishing tasks, managing projects, and staying mentally clear enough to still be creative

Every project can be broken down into just three things: Action Steps, Backburner Items, and References. Th

someone with average creativity but stellar organizational skills will make a greater impact than the disorganized creative geniuses among us.

The equation helps us understand why some “less-creative” artists might produce more work than their talented and inventive peers.

But without structure, our ideas fail to build upon one another. Structure enables us to capture our ideas and arrange them in a way that helps us (and others) relate to them.

Organization is just as important as ideas when it comes to making an impact.

organization is a major force for making ideas happen.