How the mind makes new ideas: Bending, breaking, blending

In this short video David Eagleman shares how all new ideas originate by bending, breaking or blending existing ideas. 

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Simple, yet profound. Once we know this, there is an amazing array of things that we can create. 

Also reminds me of a post that I had written long back – 3 Ways to Systematically Come Up with Breakthrough Ideas. That post talked about a similar 3 pronged approach to coming up with creative ideas. 

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