thoughts

Blind:

When carrying out my work, a universal aim is to do something innovative. It seems that the perception of innovation has become somewhat tangled with the notion of success. Innovation being the ultimate goal, yet I don’t think i fully understand what it is. How absurd, working for something I’m unsure about, just assuming that i should be trying to reach it. Perhaps the sensible thing would be to define exactly what innovation is before i start running blindly after it? 

What do i want to achieve? I want to adapt, i want to evolve, i want to question myself and explore things i know nothing about. I want to be appreciated and recognized. 

Aims/Does innovation exist?

I want to identify a message that has needs to heard, and communicate it in a way that is utterly appropriate. I want my work to have real value, relevant and applicable to a wider audience. I want to present a perspective that has never been seen, and in doing so go down a route which i have never been. I want to be surprised by the outcomes and be pushed into places i couldn’t have expected. I want to be original and question any preconceived boundaries. So, is it innovation that i want? Does innovation even exist? Is innovation about producing something that is completely new, creating entirely from scratch, or is it an adaptation of what already exists? Does innovation really exist, the notion of something never before seen? How closely does adaptation come into play when we consider innovation? Did Newton conjure up the laws of physics out of thin air, all on his own, or was he a huge part of a contribution over the history of mankind? Innovation and originality may themselves be misconceptions, blinded to the process and what came before.

Don’t miss the process:

It seems that in hindsight, we become generally blinded to process. Like a bad hangover, every time insisting it’ll be the last time we drink, once we are down the pub again that evening, we have totally forgotten the painful mess we were previously in. Pain is naturally neglected, outweighed by the overwhelming positives of the particular circumstance. It is easy to think of innovation in relation to the apple falling on the head, or the great leap from the bathtub, but is this apparent epiphany likely to be the only factor? Ground breaking discoveries, perfectly crafted objects or the most complicated of equations don’t just land on your doorstep with a flash from the heavens. Such influential developments often come with months, years of devoted and intensive labor, countless experiments, and many a failure. It is easy to fail to see the full extent of the process which led to a point of innovation.

Why do we want to innovate again?

Why do we have this desire to go where no man has gone before? We do we want to innovate? Can i be blamed for wanting to sit next to the likes of Darwin and Newton, after witnessing their influence and recognition even today? Perhaps it is because they have branded themselves into the history books of humanity, giving themselves a kind of immortality. Maybe a big part of this aspiration is merely achieving the satisfaction of recognition, or perhaps it is just for personal satisfaction? The chase for new things may also be purely natural. The far reaches of space seem so appealing to me. Curiosity can often lead us blindly into the unknown, fueled by the vastness of the imagination. 

It may be hazardous:

Should we be striving to achieve innovation? Is such a devotion and intense aspiration healthy for us? On the grand scheme of things, innovation brings about change, improvements, adaptation and development. It is what drives the evolution of humanity, changing the shape of the world, and extending our breadth of knowledge. Nevertheless, the individuals carrying out, or attempting such a responsible task may not be experiencing solely the benefits. Such devotion may present a danger, destructive and oppressive. The reality of continued in-satisfaction can prove hazardous.

Does innovation have a scale, can it be measured? The amount of people who are influenced?

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