In this blog post I will continue talking about another Ted talk which I found very interesting. In his
Ted talk titled, Embrace the Remix, Kirby Ferguson talks about creativity. What's really interesting is that he says, "Creativity is not about coming up with something that the world has never seen before -it’s about copying, transforming and combining what’s already out there." Kirby uses Bob Dylan's music as an example of using copying, transforming and combining to show that this method can lead to creative outcomes. However, Kirby talks about patent laws and how they run counter to this notion that we build on the work of others. Instead, these laws and laws around the world use the rather awkward analogy of property. We need to be able to build off of others property in order to keep innovation going. I really enjoyed this ted talk because it was similar to Johanna Blakely's ted talk on fashion, in which she also encourages copying. I found both ted talks relatable to the class because professor Tal always urges us to copy other people's work and build ideas off of it.
Great post Will! Loved the quote about creativity. Not something I have ever considered before but the more I think about it the more I agree. It is almost impossible to create something that doesn't build off another invention, alike to coming up with a new color. It is impossible to conceive something out of our imagination.
ReplyDeleteHi Will! Great work on the quote! I definitely agree that inventions are made by improving on previous products. People should be more open minded about this concept or else it would be really hard for us to come up with more great products!
ReplyDelete