I received the book "Abstracting Craft: The Practiced Digital Hand" by Malcolm McCullough, and after reading the first chapter, some thoughts came to me, about how to measure "creative potential."

I wrote down in no particular order, a number factors I consider could help measure the creative potential of an artist or craftsman, when involved in a production process for creating media (not considering if it is analog or digital):

Number of design iterations in a given time Freedom for "trial and error" (related to cost) Easiness for prototyping Opportunity to combine different media and expertise from other fields Knowledge of materials / experience in handling and processing them Knowledge of the particular working context / ability to immerse in the process' context Degree of Isolation from source materials and initial steps in the production process Ability to learn the "touch and feel" of the actual craft Ability to learn the inherent qualities of materials and its behavior Opportunity for exploration (equation between development time and freedom of trial and error) Portability of skills to other fields/tools Tool standardization Knowledge and ability to create his/her own tools

I will try to refine and organize this list.

JP