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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 8 Jan 2013 to 18 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about creativity .
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15 Aug 2020
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Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — 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 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — 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
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new. — tap to centre the map on it A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new. Last stated 8 months ago
15 Mar 2026
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — 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
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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 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A woman, like a man, finds herself only through creative work of her own — tap to centre the map on it A woman, like a man, finds herself only through creative work of her own
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Betty Friedan — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI erases the friction in creative work, and the friction is what makes creative work interesting. — tap to centre the map on it AI erases the friction in creative work, and the friction is what makes creative work interesting. Last stated 4 months ago
23 Jun 2026
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Matt LeMay — holds since 2026-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter. — tap to centre the map on it AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter. Last stated a year ago
16 Jun 2025
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Jared Kaplan — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jun 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a gamechanger is just having little enough respect for the game to see no good reason not to change the rules. — tap to centre the map on it Being a gamechanger is just having little enough respect for the game to see no good reason not to change the rules. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Conventional wisdom lags behind reality, so someone who looks at the present directly can act on information others have not yet been given permission to act on. — tap to centre the map on it Conventional wisdom lags behind reality, so someone who looks at the present directly can act on information others have not yet been given permission to act on. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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Creativity is never created from nothing but is always a derivation from existing elements, with greater creativity meaning a more distant derivation.
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A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
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A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
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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
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A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new.
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A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
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A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
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A woman, like a man, finds herself only through creative work of her own
Last stated c. 1963
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AI erases the friction in creative work, and the friction is what makes creative work interesting.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Holds
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Holds
AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter.
Holds
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
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Being a gamechanger is just having little enough respect for the game to see no good reason not to change the rules.
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Conventional wisdom lags behind reality, so someone who looks at the present directly can act on information others have not yet been given permission to act on.
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