2011

When we understand creativity as a process with a focus on the emotions it arouses and the presence of the people involved (rather than as some exclusive talent), we frame even the simplest craft activities of everyday people as empowering, meaningful, and important.

Making things means engaging with the world, which inevitably leads to engagement with other people. In this way, acts of creativity are a key driver for our social connectedness and well-being.

Every act of even simple creativity is inherently political in that it represents worldview that empowers people to make choices and shape the things around them. We should protect this self-expression, especially as we develop the design of online and networked platforms.