15d • General discussion
What Inspires You to Create?
New dishes.
Cocktails.
Service style.
Management systems.
Culture shifts.
Where do you find the next idea?
Yesterday I was standing in the library at one of our state colleges. It was empty. A room filled with books, wisdom, stories, research and not a single student pulling anything off the shelf.
It made me pause.
Is technology killing the drive to study and learn?
Or are we just consuming differently?
I’m not anti-tech. We all use it. But there’s something powerful about physically pulling knowledge off a shelf. Slowing down. Studying. Letting an idea marinate instead of scrolling past it.
Personally, I find inspiration everywhere but mostly in nature and people.
Nature shows rhythm. Seasons. Patience. Contrast.
People show emotion. Struggle. Culture. Habit. Repetition.
Both constantly challenge me to examine routine.
- Why do we plate something the way we do?
- Why does our pre-shift feel flat?
- Why is that cocktail built that way?
- Why do we manage conflict the way we were taught?
Inspiration isn’t always about creating something new. Sometimes it’s about questioning something old.
For me, I’ll get ideas hiking. Watching how a server handles a difficult table. Listening to a farmer talk about soil. Reading a book that has nothing to do with food. Sitting in silence long enough to notice what feels stale.
Creation is observation.
So I’m curious
Where are you finding your next idea?
Is it a podcast?
A mentor?
Travel?
Your team?
Your failures?
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What Inspires You to Create?
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