There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely, but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.
Mark Twain
Entrepreneur, publisher, lecturer, and the father of American literature and the greatest humorist the United States has produced.
Creativity & Ideas
Irrespective of gender, people rate individuals in high face-ism images as being more intelligent, dominant, and ambitious than individuals in low face-ism images.
William Lidwell
The Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston and author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design.
Design Principles
Perception
Psychology
A fundamental part of creative process is making mistakes together. There’s no learning without trying lots of ideas and failing lots of times.
Jony Ive
Former Chief Design Officer of Apple, currently serving as a Chancellor of the Royal College of Art.
Collective Thinking
Creativity & Ideas
Making Mistakes
Many innovations fail because consumers irrationally overvalue the old while companies irrationally overvalue the new.
Nir Eyal
Author of books on technology, psychology and business whose writings appear in the Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.