I heard the same thing from 2 sources this week. When we design, we are not really creating something new, but we are uncovering a secret that was there hiding in plain sight for billions of years.
Peter Thiel, co-founder of Paypal in the context of building innovative businesses:
John Frusciante, guitarist of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, on creating music:
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