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Creativity

Creativity stems from countless sources; take care not to thwart it

Jack Dunigan
Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:37
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Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share.

For my birthday, my son took me to a new restaurant in downtown Fort Myers, Florida, near where I live. Fort Myers was a winter home to Thomas Edison. While here, he invited close friend Henry Ford down for a visit. Ford liked the place so much, he bought the house next door to Edison. The estates are now a historic site and have prompted a number of Edison- and Ford-themed businesses. One of the newest is called Ford’s Garage, the restaurant we visited on my birthday.

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The entire place is cleverly done, from the vintage Model T hanging over the bar to the shined-up institutional furnishings. The napkin rings are hose clamps. The things I found most creative were the faucets in the bathroom. They are gasoline filler nozzles connected to the water lines with black rubber hoses. Everywhere you look there is creativity.

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Submitted by umberto mario tunesi on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 19:08

suggsted readings on creativity

One: De Bono's Lateral Thinking. Two - even more "creative" - J.G. Bennett's Creative Thinking. I wish you all a good reading.

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