Is necessity the mother of invention?
Brooke Hindle (1918-2001), in an article now 26 years' old, believed not. History - or at least the part of it he cites - appears to agree with his conclusions.
It's an interesting read on the role of 'design' in innovation, and it closes with a firm assertion: "The solution can come first, and it invariably comes in mental images."
So was this guy right? Or was he off his rocker on this one?
Brooke Hindle (1918-2001), in an article now 26 years' old, believed not. History - or at least the part of it he cites - appears to agree with his conclusions.
It's an interesting read on the role of 'design' in innovation, and it closes with a firm assertion: "The solution can come first, and it invariably comes in mental images."
So was this guy right? Or was he off his rocker on this one?
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