- The launch of a Windows killer operating system
- A revolutionary networking tool
- The latest and greatest version of Photoshop
What do all these three have in common? Well, apart from CS10 they are all imminently on the way and will change the way we work, allegedly.
The web is creaking under the weight of tweets, blog posts and conversations about Google’s Chrome operating system and it’s Wave concept. And this post is another one of them.
But what does it all mean for us?
Actually it could mean quite a lot. A move from workstation to netstation, which the Chrome OS would encourage, has been creeping into our lives little by little. There are web apps for almost everything these days, for writing, drawing or music creation.
As for Wave, the growth of twitter has shown how a new networking tool can take off.
However, what we must not do is sit around and wait for these new innovations to come our way.
Tool Procrastination
One danger in our creative journey is tool procrastination. I have sat at home many times and said, ‘if only I had the latest version of [insert any desirable piece of software] I could be much more creative!’
And that, my friends, is a lie. That latest piece of shiny software won’t change a thing. If we are thinking like that then we are procrastinating. We are using the lack of software as a reason not to be creative.
Creativity is from you not the software or hardware
Ideas and creativity come from us, from within. Leonardo didn’t leave his idea for a flying machine as an idea because he didn’t have a CAD program to make it look great. Mozart didn’t keep the tunes in his head because his sequencer couldn’t handle the complicated rhythms.
And you don’t have to sit and wish that you had the latest shiny piece of software or hardware to share your creations with the world.
Use what you have, your mind and anything to hand: create!
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