According to Angus Fletcher, author of "Primal Intelligence," artificial intelligence has limitations that set it apart from human thinking. While AI can detect patterns, only humans can weave meaning, create serendipity, and grow wiser through storytelling. The brain is not a computer, and thinking of it as such is a major mistake.
Humans think in stories that help us explain why things happen, allowing us to imagine and create. When something surprises a computer, it smooths out the anomaly into its algorithm. In contrast, humans use that surprise as a starting point to imagine new beginnings and form hypotheses.
Fletcher's work with the US Army showed that traditional approaches to teaching creativity can actually suppress creative performance. Instead, an approach rooted in story, intuition, and action significantly improved creative performance in senior officers.
By tapping into our unique human capacities, such as intuition, imagination, emotion, and common sense, we can think more creatively and develop new ideas. Ultimately, it's about embracing our human abilities and not trying to mimic computer-like thinking. By doing so, we can unlock our full creative potential and achieve greater things.
