“Solemnity, on the other hand… I don’t know what it’s for. I mean, what is the point of it?” – John Cleese
There is a great talk by John Cleese on YouTube where he discusses creativity. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qby0ed4aVpo
He suggests the main things we need for creativity are:
- Space
- Time
- Time
- Confidence
- Humour
There is also a transcript of the talk available at:
http://genius.com/John-cleese-lecture-on-creativity-annotated