Generosity leads to Innovation

Whenever working with an eager creative team it is obvious when the room is bursting with energy and generosity. People are watching out for each other, lending a hand, making sure each other member of the team is adequately supported. Questions, problems and solutions are shared openly. Ideas grow quickly and simultaneously to a result often far beyond expectation. The benefits of generosity is immeasurable. When artists feel safe and supported by people and infrastructure they can take the real risks they need to make, risks with their art.  In that risk lies the path to innovation.

Imagine the benefits if we could capture this culture of generosity more often. Not just at the peak of a project. We can think this way toward all our work and practice. Instead of measuring how hard I work on a scale of how many hours I put in, why not measure by how generous I have been? How generous have I been to myself and to the work? In this scenario we are more likely to identify when the jobs are done and when it's time to take a walk, read a book, try a new method or technique or visit a client rather than feeling chained to a desk to meet the perceived 'obligation' of hard work. When the culture of the group improves through a generous sharing of ideas and problems so does the relationship to the work. This ultimately leads to innovation and art we've never seen before.  I want to see that art.