Often creativity comes from a very pragmatic kind of "well, what if we try this. How about this. … - Grant David McCracken

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Grant David McCracken

Often creativity comes from a very pragmatic kind of "well, what if we try this. How about this. " You set some parameters and then work through the variations. It's hard to see something as a concept. It literally comes out of the hands on experiment.

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