"But what was supposed to be the source of a compound's
authority? Why, the same as that of all new religious movements:
direct access to the godhead, which in this case was Creativity."
— Tom Wolfe, From Bauhaus to Our House
"Creativity is not a matter of magical inspiration."
— Burger and Starbird, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking (2012)
Video published on Oct 19, 2012
"In this fifth of five videos, mathematics professor
Michael Starbird talks about the fifth element
in his new book, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking ,
co-authored with Williams College professor
Edward B. Burger."
For more on the Starbird manifesto, see Princeton University Press.
An excerpt —
See also a post for Abel's Birthday, 2011 —
Midnight in Oslo — and a four-elements image from
the Jan. 26, 2010, post Symbology —
.