Creativity Demands Less Options: How Structure Compels Originality

In this episode I argue that true creativity demands that we have less options available in our attempt to build something new. I first acknowledge that creativity requires freedom, and freedom includes having a number of options, but then also discuss the problems that arise by having too many options. I will argue that creativity works better when we are constrained by good structures, and that what might first appear as a set of overly-restrictive constraints, in fact compels our creativity, with increased restriction leading to more imaginative and original work. I'll end, as always, with some ideas on how we can live our lives by building with good restrictions.

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