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Did Ravana really had 10 heads? I just can't imagine a man with 10 heads moving around. It must be an imaginative artist who created this image of him.
It's a metaphor. There are many different views about what 10 heads of Ravana signifies. We won't discuss that now. I won't even go into the battle of good and bad.
To me there are deeper lessons here:
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Ravana was mighty. He was erudite. He couldn't be killed...except if he be
hit at the navel.
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As a creative commando I extract 2 important things from this event:
1:
A problem could be tough, it might be almost impossible to crack.
But there is always a way to solve it.
In every situation there are many distractions like the 10 heads which attract us the most.
But the real solutions lies hidden somewhere.
If we genuinely work to find it, sooner or later it will unearth.
2:
In every situation there is a point of maximum leverage.
The moment we know it and act upon it, the task is done.
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In terms of creativity:
At individual level: The fear of rejection, being humiliated, being laughed at by the peer group is the single most powerful barrier to creative thinking.
The moment we tackle that we can discover infinite creative potential in us.
Every single one of us is creative. It's our fear of rejection (I will talk about the psychological reasons some other day) which doesn't let us utilize that potential.
At corporate level: It's the 'Quality of Conversation' which makes the difference.
What happens when someone comes up with an idea? How others respond?
What kind of comments, questions come up? Does it lead to any action or
go back into the drawer immediately?
There could be many more factors but this 'conversation'
is core factor if an organization wants to get the innovation edge over competition.
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Exercise: In your particular situation:
What's the 'navel'?
What's that one thing which will give you the most leverage?
Make an action plan to solve the 'navel'.
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