Several years ago, David Usher (lead singer of the band Moist) spoke at a conference on the topic of creativity. When faced with the question of how some people can be uber-creative and others aren’t the answer was simple – it takes hard work, and lots of it. In order to be perceived as a creative individual, one must be willing and able to pay attention when an idea strikes or begins to formulate; followed by loads of hard work to turn that idea into something tangible.  This fact is echoed by Kevin Ashton when he states “creating is not magic but work”.

Sorry to mislead anyone who thought a book titled How to Fly a Horse would actually provide insight into making that happen. The idea of flying a horse was the concept upon which the Wright Brothers based their efforts to master aviation. This book tells the story of some of the world’s most inventive individuals through history and focuses not on the grand gesture of the outcome but on the process by which those ideas came to be.

This book, and many others that might inspire you to create, invent, or discover, is available in print from the Thunder Bay Public Library.