What could be the possible solution to the mediocre creativity today?

We should eradicate money. Value shouldn't be calculated by money anymore. Imagine a new world system, a world without money, where people work solely for their passion and interest and not because of the burden of making a living. No economic social class. Everyone should be unique and ingenuity becomes the drive to become a social being. Perhaps social class would be divided by creativity and ideologies. Perhaps education no longer motivated by money, focusing on discovery and inventions instead. The structure of politics then will be deconstructed and re-imagined. Human relationships then will become diverse, because people no longer want to become 'normal' to blend in and be able to commodity their life. 

Science and Spiritual Realm

"You can make th sound of two hands clapping, Now what is the sound of one hand?" 

- Tao of Physics (p.49)

I think there's an interesting point the book Tao of Physics tells us about. Eastern beliefs think the way researchers think, and observe the way scientists observe. Could it be that, because we are all human after all? there's a limited way of what we can do to make sense of our world. Creativity and understanding are 'enlightenment' that humans receive when they try hard enough to be mindful and thoughtful. 

To me, science is one way to make sense of the world through evidence humans receive through sense receptors, which would be proved because the majority of people receive the same thing, and it becomes 'objective'. But science, if you push the notion too far, science can't explain its own discourse, hence the spiritual realm is omnipresent and interconnected with science. Like what Capra said in the book " Fishing baskets are employed to catch fish, but when the fish are got, the men forget the baskets" we tend to forget that science is never independent, but a product of humans to understand the 'mystical' realm we experiences.

This also reminds me of design. No one can make an absolute assessment of design if it's a good design or bad design. If the evidence says that a design is a good design, it's still a difficult task to explain why it's good. Because design is a combination of objectivity and subjectivity, that's why the work of design is mysterious.

Sustainable lifestyle?

Wicked problem is complex, there's no single factor, and everything is related to each other, affecting but at the same time affected by another factor. We can see this problem in the climate crisis, social and cultural issues, and many more. I believe that no one can put the blame on one factor only. Climate crisis, for example, we couldn't blame just human activity on that. It's not as simple as changing one's lifestyle to slow down the environmental damage. What about the industries? farming industries, for example, produce greenhouse emissions multiple times more than fossil fuel emissions. Or textile production, jeans, for example, use 1800 gallons of water just to produce a pair of jeans. And what about the earth's axis and orbital route that constantly changing? The earth has been through extremes of climate changes over billions of years, is it possible that the climate changes naturally too? How could we as humans help ourselves face these changes? Is there anything we can do? what about us as designers? Is it possible to establish a sustainable lifestyle?

As a design student, I have always been asked and challenged to think about how design could respond to the wicked problem. Honestly, it's very difficult to answer, I don't think there's a correct answer either. I think living sustainably is not only about lowering our carbon footprint but also about a lifestyle that can sustain our own necessities, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. One of the example is biomimicry. Biomimicry is adopting the way nature can sustain its own life without external help. Sharklet is one of the technologies inspired by shark skin to prevent fouling by bacteria. Surfaces in hospital have been relying on the use of chemicals to fight off the bacteria but this could lead to the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. the shark skin is formed by dermal denticles in diamond shapes that could prevent microbes to attach.

Although this one thing wouldn't be able to be considered a lifestyle, human life has to be side by side with nature. The intention is to connect with it, be inspired by it, and invent a new way of living as the world also changes for better or for worse.