Lesson 92: Testing New Ideas

In this final reiteration of the idea of endless innovation, Sun Tzu chooses the analogy of taste. Tasting is his metaphor for testing. His purpose here is to make us think about what we get out of our creativity, how productive it is. To be useful, creativity must produce something of value. In historical terms, this could be plunder, but in modern terms, we think of producing something people want, need, or find pleasing.


 

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