One + One = Three

Steve Job said: “Any new idea is nothing more than a new combination of old elements”. The ability to make new combinations depends on our ability to see relationships. That is what makes some people more creative than others. They are better at spotting those connections. Better at recognizing possible relationships. A true creative wants to be a know-it-all person. The more varied the input, the more unexpected the combinations, the more creative the ideas. So, our creativity is directly related to how many connections we can make. It is about new and unusual stuff we expose to our minds. Under the old system: 1 + 1 = 2. Under the new system: 1 + 1 = 3.