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This site is a little project that lets me make fun of some things and sense of others. I use it to think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math.Subscribe
This site is a little project that lets me make fun of some things and sense of others. I use it to think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math.
I don’t necessarily agree. I think some questions can thwart innovation; there are some, though, that are a necessary part of innovating, and some that spawn entire new branches of innovation — what if we did it like THIS instead?!
I think its a ‘in your face’ apt commentary on bureaucracy.
“That’s a fine idea, but did you fill out form number 57B? You’ll have to take it to the central office to have it processed. Then bring it back here.”
I read it as double-edged for both bureaucracy and science. Both are tools for taming ideas.
Taming ideas by bureaucracy can undermine them, for better (“Is eugenics constitutional?”) or for worse (“But will an electric car sell?”).
Taming ideas by science can undermine them, for better (“Do we have empirical evidence for typical human religious beliefs?”) or for worse (“Do we have empirical evidence for typical human religious beliefs?”).
As a graphic designer, I live this hell regularly,… “What if we take the text from that logo and the symbol from that one and put them together instead?” (The answer is “Frankenlogo” by the way).
True story.
Them – “You guys need to come up with some ideas!”
Me – “OK”
Me – Them
Idea 1 – ummm, no thanks
Idea 2 – ummm, no thanks
Idea 3 – ummm, no thanks
…..
Idea 50 – ummm, no thanks
Me – “I’m done”.
(I saw 3 of my ideas get used later with no credit to me)
@Will: I officially nominate your comment on science for the internet ‘Examples of the Year’ award. Well played.
I felt the double edged sword and would propose an alternative. The intersection of Ideas and Questions Answered is Innovation. The intersection of Ideas and Questions Asked is Innovation Thwarted.
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