All invention and progress comes from finding a link between two ideas that have never met.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Innovation happens when unrelated concepts are connected in new ways.
- In plain terms
- New ideas come from linking things that usually stay separate.
- What can you take from it?
- Look for connections between unrelated fields to spark innovation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What unrelated ideas have you noticed lately?
Another view
Not all connections lead to useful progress.
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