You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.

Art isn't about drawing; it's about learning to see. What organization doesn't need this ability?

I love solving the problems of having groups work together and removing barriers. But to actually turn around and be in the center of that is an awkward place to be.

Success hides problems...you don't need to address problems.

For me, creativity includes problem-solving. That's the broad definition of it.

If you give a good idea to a mediocre group, they'll screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a good group, they'll fix it. Or they'll throw it away and come up with something else.

If everyone is trying to prevent error, it screws things up.