
What is the common thread in a prehistoric cave painter who utilized a bulge on the wall to be the body of an animal, in Leonardo da Vinci claiming to see whole battle scenes go down on mold stained walls, in tea-leaf readers divining the future based on the shapes created by the leaves found at the bottom of the seeker’s cup, in Rorschach basing a psychoanalytic tool on inkblots, in children the world over pointing at clouds in excitement, in international news agencies regularly featuring a story of someone who has found a resemblance in such media as food, stains, photos of Mars, etc., or in a new field at the intersection of science and design, known as Biomimetics? The answer has to do with a very unique way of seeing, that when practiced, can heighten creativity.
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