At day's end, the mixed group of executives and children had generated far more innovative ideas than did the executives-only group. Creativity comes when we view our situations in a fresh way. They observe nonjudgmentally. Their imagination is uncorrupted by outside constraints. In play, they pay passionate attention to activities.
Time stands still.
But in later years, the world intrudes. Occasionally, it requires sacrificing deeply held perspectives. Woe to those who refuse, for a deadly closing of the mind's eye may result. Galileo clung to the theory that all heavenly bodies moved in perfect circles. Re-visioning may provoke painful metamorphosis, as Schwinn and Vancouver's MacMillan Bloedel can attest.