Ron-- thanks so much for the comment. Indeed on the surface it might seem like a "fight" between the ying and the yang. I certainly would not dismiss the value of rational thinking or the scientific method out of hand. You need both sides of the brain...

that said, it's my belief that when it comes to innovation the big surprises that delight people (like the examples I state above) where innovations that nobody was asking for, yet once realized, where just the thing people where waiting for. Magic!