Wednesday, May 07, 2008
One of the ways a line-of-argument can alienate me is if it under-values the worth of conceptual thinking. Sure, you won't see conceptual thought in lots of important places: ROI, sales figures, or even the plans for the future. Deliverables are the name of the game 99% of the time. The thing, in this life, right now. Whatever that is. But from whence does the thing come from? Where does innovation come from? Where does our understanding of a problem come from? From the conceptual. Conceptual thought requires of a thinker a disengagement with the contingent, with our instantiation, and our histories. People are fond of saying that "we should bring our experiences to the table" but this kind of empiricism only works some of the time. It works well at parties, for example. It also works well in group therapy, I'm guessing, and any other community-oriented or social behaviour. But if you want to look at systems, as systems, then perhaps it's time to think conceptually. It's incumbent on the thinker to separate the necessary from the contingent. It is not incumbent that the thinker constantly cash her ideas out. You need to let some ideas ride. ¶ Had a thought last night. Why not take the main menu down from the feature area. Clean up the top of the page. Feedback welcomed.
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Antony Hare is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in publications including Esquire UK, Maisonneuve, Forbes, Annabelle Mann, The Improper Bostonian, Bon Appétit, the Globe and Mail, and National Post (for which he won a Silver Medal from the Society of News Design). His work is at the meeting point between portraiture and caricature. Antony is a member of the Society of Illustrators and works from his office in downtown Toronto. ¶ Learn more about Antony.
Siteway was launched in 1996. It is Antony Hare's personal web site and is affiliated only with him. It contains his gallery of illustrations and blog since 2000. His illustrations are available for sale and for licensing in film and advertising. Siteway World is Siteway, Phelts, Tonicville, and Coastalmatic. Siteway is updated every week, usually Tuesday, with a new feature illustration.
