Origins of Creativity

Most people are not blocked by a lack of ideas, talent, or depth. We are blocked by surrounding culture, the administrative friction and unspoken requirement to justify our right to make something before we make it.

Part of what feels so radical At Burning Man is watching people create without first asking for permission. In fact: Unlike most cities, Black Rock City invites anyone to create and install public art, with minimal bureaucracy beyond basic registration and safety requirements.

Last week I sat in a room at frontiertower in San Francisco with three women who have spent years building the Burning Man Project . Marian Goodell , CEO of the Burning Man Project, who has been there since 1996. Katie Hazard , the Director of Art. And Taylor Andrews , who just launched Rising Sparks to onramp the next generation of burners.

What if creativity is actually an environmental response?

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