Afraid to look foolish?

p.46

"Another tendency that mitigates against creativity is a yen to 'conform.'.....The fear of 'looking foolish' goes with wanting not to seem different."

"Which is worse - to look foolish to others, or to look foolish to yourself? Some may think that some of your ideas are half-baked, but what could be sillier than for you to let that stop you from trying to make the most of your mind?"

"And I have tried to point to them that truly intelligent people admire creative effort, realizing as they do that almost all the good in the world came from ideas that many 'condemned' as foolish.

Imagination Exercise

p.59

In our generation, our work environment does not provide much imaginative exercise. Earlier generations were forced to practice creativity under all circumstances and in all professions. Ingenuity was required on the job and imaginative exercise drills did not have to be contrived.

Deliberate Idea -Finding; p.134

"Charles Kettering told about a man who came to see his new Diesel engine. "I would like to talk to your thermodynamics expert about it," said the visitor, "I am sorry," Kettering replied, "we don't have anyone here who even understands the word 'thermodynamics,' much less is an expert on it. But if you want to know how we developed this engine, I'll be glad to show you."