Our cars don’t need to be smarter than us to transport us to a certain place faster.

And it’s the same when we wish to channel another person’s creativity. Although in-built navigational systems keep us on course, it is the driver who decides what path is taken towards the destination.

Another analogy exists within the context of therapy, in so far as, just because the therapist remains silent does not mean that they’re not playing a crucial role in the unravelling of their patient’s mind. In fact, it is most likely because of this quiet staged space that the being can experience themselves from a semi-objective point of view, through the presence of another.

This sounds stupidly simple on the surface, just listen to another person and remain silent, allow them to arrive at their own conclusion. But ask yourself, how often are you provided the space to think out loud without someone interjecting, offering their own opinion, or stating some kind of preconceived absolute? And how often do you provide the same space for others?

At some point this week, become a vehicle for another person’s creativity. Notice what they discover on their own terms, grant them the space to do so, and most importantly, note what you discover on your own, without ever having taken any overt action.