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Re: Inspiration, Ideation & Copying
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Originally Posted by Jim Zondag
Focus on solving the problem, not on being deliberately creative. If you effectively solve the problem, creativity is naturally leveraged as part of finding a great solution.
I have been inventing things my entire life. As an engineer, I am involved in tremendously creative endeavors on a daily basis. Despite this, I am uncertain whether I have ever had a truly original idea in my life. Most of design and engineering is recombination and optimization of prior concepts.
Originality does not really matter, Solutions matter.
A new solution IS original, even if it is entirely made of old ideas.
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Exactly this. Often times I have found if you are deliberately pursuing creativity you will end up with something that is not the most effective solution.
-Brando
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