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INNOVATIONOscar Malpica - CEO Envisioning Labs
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the power of many بيت الحكمة the house of wisdom
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"true business… should be the
intersection of art and science."
EDWIN LANDPolaroid Co-founder
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“A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions…The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have”
"true business… should be the
intersection of art and science."
STEVE JOBSApple CEO
EDWIN LANDPolaroid Co-founder
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GENIUS?
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STEVE JOBSApple CEO
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things”
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