Sunday 11 November 2012

Being in the Work

The best conversations and relationships are not formed around work, they are formed by being in the work. Often the best discussions we have are when we are physically busy. Consider how freer the conversation is when doing dishes, gardening, driving the car, going for a walk, drawing, building. Like in the practice of yoga or meditation when we are more in our bodies we are less in our minds. In these moments our conscious thought is less likely to get in the way of our creativity.

In design the best way to meet a director is by being in the work. We do this with a drawing that can be scribbled on, a model that can be pulled to bits and remade or even better walking around a set or location with a crew that can shift and change it's elements. Once we get into the physicality of the space or the hands on nature of making the ideas flow far more freely and constructively.

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