But he was very good at creating in the moment.
To become creative pioneers in the boardroom, girls have to start creating in the playroom.
For composers and writers, the challenge of creating in the shadow of someone else's idea can be daunting.
(Many former contestants go on to teach and participate in future seasons, creating, in the manner of many talent-driven reality shows, a self-referential loop).
He added that one map he is particularly keen on creating in the future is one showing which neighbourhoods people are moving into and out of.
Britain would have to "massively reduce" its dependence on fossil fuels, "creating in the process new zero carbon homes and communities".
"Nowadays, people are excited by images that are produced by computers," says Villeneuve. "But he's a real artist – creating in the camera using the light".
"We had three or four opportunities to get it, which we didn't look like creating in the first half but did in the second," he added.
Long still uses the silty mud from the Avon in many works, including some new pieces he will be creating in the gallery.
iPad One final children's app this week, and one that wants to get kids playing and creating in the real world as well as on-screen.
Sometimes he got lost in the sounds he was creating; in the first movement, he kept losing track of the pulse and speeding up when he got loud.
