Eureka ♥: share of week 2 ♥

Beijing National Stadium (Bird Nest)

Novelty

Have you ever been attracted with a new item?

While looking at the item, you could not tell what is this particular item.

Well, this is the state of Novelty.

Novelty is the quality of being new, different or strange.

Some people have the novelty all the time especially designers.

Businessman like Bill Gates has the state of being new with his Microsoft.

The amazing Microsoft Surface is different than other electronic devices, we can kiss boring keyboard goodbye and welcome our new baby, touch screen.

the new Microsoft Surface

blueprint of Microsoft Surface

Creativity

What leads novelty?

No doubt, it's creativity.

"Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being... Creativity requires passion and commitment. Out of the creative act is born symbols and myths. It brings to our awareness what was previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness–ecstasy.”
Rollo May, The Courage to Create

Creativity is a mental and social process in generating new ideas and concepts. According to Wikipedia, creativity is also called as "assumption-breaking process". Creative ideas are often generate when one discards preconceived assumptions and attempts a new approach or method that might seem to others unthinkable.

For example, Leonardo di Ser Piero Da Vinci recognized as a boundary breaker. He is an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. I think if i really have to talk about his occupations, it would be page jamming. His ideas were originally made without any book references.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Innovation

Innovation is the process of generating and applying creative concept in some specific context respectively. What's different between creativity and innovation is creativity refers to producing new ideas, approaches or actions while innovation is the implementation of ideas.

Most obvious innovative product is mobile phone. Product changes according to time and trend.

In my point of view, iPhone from Apple is an innovation. Hmmm.. Innovative products are costly and highly demanded! Look, that's value of innovation!

iPhone

Invention

One of the world most prolific inventor in history, Thomas A. Edison, always seeing a new possibility, a new connection or relationship can spark invention.

"Hell, there is no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something new."

Thomas A. Edison

An invention is a new configuration, device, or process. Invention can extend the boundaries of human knowledge or experience.

The work of "light bulb man" has categorized in the field of capital "C" which mean his invention has greatly influenced life around the world.

I believe his open curious mind enables him to see beyond what is known. He has developed many devices including the phonograph, the motion capture camera , and of cause the long lasting, practical electric light bulb.