Is being imaginative a permanent state of mind of a transient state?

I believe it is permanent. Some one who is imaginative is imaginative in everything they do. Although the mind needs to be trained in order to channel the thoughts in the new area they dabble. Let’s take the example of Leonardo DaVinci, he was a painter, mathematician, scientist, engineering. Some of our modern day scientists played musical instruments Albert Einstein played violin, I recently saw a performance by Elaine Chew who has studied computational music cognition, Scott Adams an engineer by training draws satirical cartoons on the office theme, Maurits Cornelis Escher connected engineering structures and physics into his paintings, Dali related physics with religion in his art work. Our very own secretary of state Condi Rice is an accomplished Cello player, she has played along side Yo Yo Ma in New York at Carnegie Hall.

Some people are just cut out to be in a perpetual state of creative flow!

What does this mean in the business world? Can one change fields, functions, companies, etc. and pack their creativity inside their cranium just to be reapplied else where? Then why are organizations and companies looking for the people with experience in their field? McKinsey hires disparate individuals only because they believe the diversity helps uniqueness of thought, but for how long? Will this unique individual eventually be transformed into the ways of the team of be reticent enough in her or his own ways to treasure and maintain the uniqueness? If she or he maintains the uniqueness will they never adjust to the culture of the firm? Is this good or bad? Lou Gerstner the ex-CEO of IBM has always been interesting to me. He changed industries and was able to apply his visions in creative new ways from Consulting to CPG to Financial Services to IT. He was able to get an “Elephant to Dance”.