Autonomy is pretty clear - it is self-determination. Google is doing it big time, though some have raised questions about how well thought-out their bigger company name actually is: Alphabet actually has existed for some time at BMW. So how creative is their new creative company really?
When you plan, it's not only important to figure out where you want to go but why. Many people forget to ask why.
Not the fearless six year olds! Ever been asked "why is the sky blue/could ostriches ever fly/can penguins feel the cold/who made pasta like the first time" all in one breath? If you have ever been around kids, you smile when someone says that kids say the darnedest things.
That's because we are born to be creative. Sadly, it's been taught out of us. Truly, as Dr. George Lund's research in 1968 shockingly discovered, children unlearn their creativity. Children aged 3-5 in Headstart programs tested at 98% for creative genius, but ten years later (all at 15 years old), just 12% remained in that creative genius category.
Let's stop this really bad behavior: the assimilation to conformity. We need to get back to being the American Innovators and we can through positive reinforcement that it's ok to solve problems differently. After 3D printers and hover boards coming to life, who knows what's next if we encourage our imaginations!
If you want to know more about the strange new autonomous Alphabet, go here: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/technology/autonomy-seen-as-goal-of-restructured-google.html?_r=1&referrer=
But, if you want to learn more about children's natural creativity - not really that philosophical blank slate - and how you can help encourage their imagination, you should go here: https://people.goshen.edu/~marvinpb/11-13-01/Effects-of-Stereotypes.html
And if you want to know what to do as an adult to unlearn your boring analytical side, listen to Dr. Lund tell you how you CAN be: http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2011/05/03/innovation-essentials-unlearning/
