At this point, we’ve gotten really great at “writing it down”

We’ve been trained to take notes, snag photos, and add things to our bookmarks so we don’t forget about them.

The more important question that nobody has bothered to ask is what to do with it all.

Components are ultimately the building blocks of a story, project, or idea, but accumulation... See more

the creative process typically involves three steps:

1. Collecting: Gathering interesting ideas


2. Connecting: Drawing connections and organizing materials


3. Creating: Producing something new