Should Innovators Reveal How Much They Let Technology Make Creative Choices?

Structured tools like patterns and technology are used by the best innovators to boost their creative output. David Pogue's article in Scientific American questions whether artists should reveal how much they rely on technology and structured approaches to create their masterpieces. Disclosing when technology is involved is important not just for intellectual honesty, but also to accurately gauge human talent amidst the rising wave of robots entering creative fields. Extensive research has shown that structured approaches, like the five simple patterns embedded in inventions for thousands of years, do more to boost creative output than limit it.