“Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the Aha.   Art also has this element. Our job is to remind us that there are more contexts than the one that we’re in at the one that we think is reality.” –  Alan Kay, Computer Scientist (b. May 17, 1940)

Kay in part predicted our future by helping to invent it.  To read this quote in its full context and gain a broader understanding of the meaning, please see:

http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1039523