- Topics: [[Creativity]] --- - Every new idea comes from imitation plus experimentation. Innovation is founded on what is and what if. - "Stealing from one person is plagiarism. Stealing from many people is research." - Austin Kleon. - The best things come from experience and experiments. Experience informs you of what has happened, giving you insight into what has yet to happen. Experimentation then explores those possibilities. It's benefits, both short term and long term, depend on how engaged you are in the process.