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What could I look at in a new way?

(Steve Jobs looked at the computer in a new way, leading to the Mac and the personal computer revolution.) What could I use in a new way? (Paleolithic humans turned fire from a scourge into a means of cooking, heat, light, and protection.) What could I recontextualize in space or time? (The Sumerians moved language from spoken to written form, expanding its power and reach.) What could I connect in a new way? (Thomas Edison connected the light bulb to the electrical grid, leading to electrified cities.) What could I change, in terms of design or performance? (Nearly 3 million years ago, the worlds first innovator transformed a simple rock into a stone hand-axe.) What could I create that is truly new? (In 1776, American colonists created the first intentional nation, based on specific abstract principles.)

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