Exile from the cartel - In the mind of a creative: iLIVE

In my mind there's a thin line between creativity and innovation. In my mind there's a direct relation between creative and imagination.

Creative thinking is one of the most undermined tools to problem solving.  Most times there's a gap between literal and creative thinkers.

There's very few that experience both to acquire balance. Thou its often best that the combination is shared and retained between minds rather than one.

However that doesn't mean an individual is not capable to be genius enough to carry both tools.

For ideas to be developed and carried need for the most part creative thinking. For some reason I've observed very few recognise the need for creative thinking in conventional careers, socio-economic problems or politics.

When I studied the early American mobs that came with a solution for the need for certain alcohol which was labelled bootlegs, I noticed the link between that model to what today is a major global alcohol distribution business.

I can't help but notice the clear cartel thinking and application. I find the application of creative thinking at great play.

I often explain someone creative as an individual who's capable to observe, process, deduct and formulate an idea based on information presented through the strength of their imagination.  That to me differentiates talent and ordinary.

However talent might easily be an individual who's just in tune with their imagination and in a particular subject matter. As we often see or hear a lot of people say history has proven that or this.

I then often wonder if whether our generation ever wonders if they are capable of genius. I know I do not want to not have the freedom to have a deduction of possibilities.

Sometimes I make creative decisions that are extremely risky.

However they always feel right. I know I continuously study were cool was, is and then decide what the new cool should be. I mean the idea of a tipping point is a pure society behaviour towards something. I hardly come across someone talking about one person that had the first hunch, and the bravery to influence society in a particular direction in its state of culture. Hence I believe extremely on the concept of thought leaders.

I often hear global leaders say we are in a crisis. Then you hear another comment saying there's a future, based on research done by a major research company. I hardly hear global leaders seeking the thinking tanks. When a new ideology is presented the first reaction is direct defence rather than a deduction of the thought, which will then lead to a pro-active position to the thought.

If global leaders in business and politics have made reactive thinking the ultimate way of doing things. I can't help but wonder were does this leave Africa. Especially Africa's youth. We have been labelled to lack youth leaders and I can't help to wonder if we rather in lack of elderly leaders. I don't understand why my elder will want the entire youth not to believe in themselves.

As a creative thinker I feel there's a direct lack of responsibility of decisions made. I also can't help to think that the youth is not allowed to think like cartels do, except for the privileged few.  It feels like the ideology of collective thinking is being buried for the majority of Africa's youth to experience.

Often we hear how its wrong for the youth to be about partying, material things, basically good living, as per your own choice. If music is a key element of South African Culture why is it one of the least invested in. If film, and television are a great tool to achieve propaganda why are they not heavily invested in.

If the youth of this country spend most of their time consuming entertainment content, why are we not respecting the value there. Or is it that there is an African Cartel and only few young people have access to it?

As we debate economic freedom shouldn't we be looking at the mental freedom, the liberation of ones mind?

You will definitely find it hard to achieve a country that is completely unified if on top of your agenda its not the freedom of your country man's mind. The power of choice! We can't fear an educated society, to be exact an informed society.

If the new way of survival is information intelligence then the communication department should be a top priority.

There's no point of South Africa's society living in fear because some unknown cartels or societies want to be in control.

As a young man if there's an African Cartel, I want to be part of it. Right now I feel I am in exile from the Cartel!