Brainstorming, Creative Planning And Science Fiction

More than one scientist or inventor has said that they get some of their ideals from science fiction writers.  The scientist takes the far fetch concepts and finds the application that he/she can validate.  Science fiction helps us expand our practical reality by seeing beyond our lives through fantasy.
When we put out these wild concepts we may not use them per say put it gets us stimulated to think outside the box.  The grandure visions are healthy not only as a stimulus to create differently but some of the ideals can be scaled back into solid practical plans whose original essence came from left field.

One of my favorite movies, “Star Wars” uses the concepts of “the force” an energy that the Jedi knows and uses that consciousness for his/her source of power.  Once while in nature I asked the question, “Is there such an energy like the force in nature?  If so can I perceive it?”  I began to feel the forest differently as it was an opening to begin perceiving nature in more of a vibrational awareness.

I sat in my favorite area on the Barton Creek Greenbelt with my eyes closed wondering what the force felt like.  In the process of observing the energy of the trees I felt the trees energies trickling out of it to connect with the air and the other trees in the area.  It became quickly apparent that the trees, other plants, the sky and the earth were all connected.  It was just like “the force” that flowed through everything. We can take far fetched and simply ask our body to embody them.  Then we wait and see what happens.

Science fiction in the business community is a valuable tool.  When brainstorming sessions are open to all possibilities without judgment suddenly minds have permission to function outside the box.  Wild ideals can be thrown out and if one sticks then the practical perspectives can begin conforming it to something more applicable.

The key element to this type of creative process is allowance to let everyone be them selves and not to judge anyone for being outside the mindset of conformity of the business setting.  Providing this safe atmosphere where all aspects of a person to be revealed is more of a holistic expression of ideals.  Sometimes professional, other times playful and even the far side.  It opens a atmosphere of all possibilities like a science fiction novel.  After all we are looking for that one unique ideal that no one else has developed.