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What does it mean?
Great ideas spark a chain reaction much like scientific discoveries do.
In plain terms
Your work starts a process like a scientific experiment.
What can you take from it?
Creative acts often trigger ongoing effects similar to scientific reactions.

Where it applies

  • innovation discussions
  • creative work
  • education

Putting it to work

  • explain creative impact
  • compare art and science

Questions to consider

  • How does your work affect others?
  • Is art like science?

Another view

Not all creative work leads to tangible chain reactions.

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