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🎓 #purpose: gaining insight into the generation of ideas. Specifically, I want to know where I should be looking (what i should read, how I should synthesise knowledge from different fields, etc.) to 'borrow brilliance'.
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Thoughts on Creativity
- There are very few truly new, great ideas. Most build upon those that came before them.
- Creativity, therefore, is 'the search for an idea that already exists, not the act of waiting for one to pop into your head'.
- The issue that therefore results is how to differentiate creativity from theft
- Creativity is an iterative, empirical process that models evolution in the way it shapes ideas using personal and market pressure
The Conceptual Age
- The Ages
- The Conceptual Age
The Origin of a Creative Idea
Step One: Defining
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🎓 Define the problem you're trying to solve
A creative idea is the solution to a problem. How you define it will determine how you solve it. Mistakes results from solving too narrow or too broad a problem. So, identify as many problems as possible using tools like observation and then sort from high-level to low-level problems.
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- Problems and Creativity
- Common Problems with Problems
- Defining Problems Effectively
- Choosing the Problem
Step Two: Borrowing