On a long bus ride for a lacrosse game, I went onto Disney plus to watch something to pass the time. I came across a documentary series called “the Imagineering story” which is about the Imagineers who created Disneyland and Disney World. I decided to watch it because it sounded cool to see how “the Happiest Place on Earth” was created. Also, I really loved the idea of “Imagineers,” which sounded like an engineer of imagination.
Watching the first episode, there were somethings that stuck out to me. The first is I loved how Walt described his workplace as an Art studio, think tank, design center, an innovation lab. It’s a cool concept that his workspace was not just another office building, but truly a place where creativity lived and could be explored, and where he said he didn’t work, but rather where he played. The second was that he encouraged the Imagineers to stand in line and follow children around the parks to have the curiosity and mind of a child in order to help improve the parks. Lastly, there was “creative chaos” to it all, in the sense that it was super organized creativity without being strictly organized linearly. This allowed for so many flowing and moving parts to work at the same time. I think this is an important concept because of how when things are too organized and strictly linear, it hinders the creativity and imagination of the mind. After watching the show, it was really interesting to see how some of the most creative minds in the world work and I will keep these concepts in mind when I am trying to be imaginative and creative in creating things.
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