I just don't think it's true. Funny, yes. But I don't think those skill sets are mutually exclusive.
DeeDee
Yeah, I agree.
I especially don't think that point #5 is true. In fact, I can see the ideas there as stifling innovation, in that they could induce feelings of inadequacy when executing a cool idea turns into actual work (and the innovator isn't having fun).
I'm creative, and for me at least, there's a lot of hard work involved in getting a new idea off the ground. Thinking or talking about the idea is fun, but executing isn't necessarily so. For example, writing, say, IRB documents or a research plan is NOT fun. It's hard work.
The result is extremely satisfying when things work out, but this isn't always the case.
As for point #3, I do best when I'm working out an idea with a small group of like-minded people. I find that the group interaction can have a synergistic effect on creativity if the members think alike in certain ways and complement each other in certain ways.
YMMV!
Val
