Are Original Ideas Possible Anymore? This Video Makes Sense of the Creative Process

Andrew Vucko on the new and the borrowed

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We live on a saturated planet. At times it seems there's no room for originality. Ideas churn at breakneck speed, from the physical to the virtual world, and the world inside our heads. And in our litigious society, we worry more than ever about being indebted to others.

The video below challenges the notion that all good ideas are taken by stitching together moving graphics and inspirational quotes from such famous creative minds as Jim Jarmusch, Jean-Luc Godard, Roman Krznaric, Dieter Rams, Woodrow Wilson, Pablo Picasso and Maria Popova.

"Originality comes from making connections—seeing patterns where others see chaos, and taking old ideas and elevating them to new perspectives," says one quote, among many that pepper the short film.

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