Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.
← As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 25 Jun 2010 to 26 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about creativity .
Everything filed under design
design
Everything filed under ideas vs execution
ideas vs execution
Everything filed under taste
taste
Everything filed under simplicity
simplicity
Everything filed under education
education
Everything filed under AGI
AGI
Everything filed under AI alignment
AI alignment Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity. As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Aug 2026
NP
Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Design thinking is a myth: designers have no special creative thought process, and the term is a public relations label for good old-fashioned creative thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Design thinking is a myth: designers have no special creative thought process, and the term is a public relations label for good old-fashioned creative thinking. Last stated 14 years ago
19 Mar 2013
DN
Don Norman — holds since 2010-06-25 — tap for who they are
DN
Don Norman — no longer holds since 2013-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
SK
Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated a month ago
4 Sept 2026
MW
Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI progress is jagged: models are becoming superhuman at math and software engineering while remaining far weaker at intuition, creativity, and other forms of human reasoning. — tap to centre the map on it AI progress is jagged: models are becoming superhuman at math and software engineering while remaining far weaker at intuition, creativity, and other forms of human reasoning. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
NL
Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should serve understanding the universe and enhancing human cognition and creativity. — tap to centre the map on it AI should serve understanding the universe and enhancing human cognition and creativity. Last stated a week ago
26 Sept 2026
GR
Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
AT
Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
SR
Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it. — tap to centre the map on it A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
LM
Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best systems thinkers turn big problems into very small tactics. — tap to centre the map on it The best systems thinkers turn big problems into very small tactics. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. — tap to centre the map on it AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
CB
Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
SP
Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. Last stated 5 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
At the centre
As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity.
Holds Read this korrent →
Design thinking is a myth: designers have no special creative thought process, and the term is a public relations label for good old-fashioned creative thinking.
No longer holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds
AI progress is jagged: models are becoming superhuman at math and software engineering while remaining far weaker at intuition, creativity, and other forms of human reasoning.
Holds
AI should serve understanding the universe and enhancing human cognition and creativity.
Holds
AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
Holds
A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it.
Holds
The best systems thinkers turn big problems into very small tactics.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right.
Holds
Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time.
Holds
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Holds