These are the days when no one should rely unduly on his ‘competence’. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.
—Walter Benjamin, “One-Way Street” (via mayhap)
improvisation as real time analysis of and intervention on the conditions on the ground. improvisation as responsive and resilient creativity.
does this articulation deny improvisation as a competency? is it self-subverting?