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“When you get past making labels for things, it is possible to combine and transform elements into new things. Look at things until their import, identity, name, use, and description have dissolved.” quote by Corita Kent
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“When you get past making labels for things, it is possible to combine and transform elements into new things. Look at things until their import, identity, name, use, and description have dissolved.”

Corita Kent

About This Quote

Seeing beyond labels lets us blend and reshape ideas into novel creations.

In simple terms: Look beyond names to create new things.

Key Takeaway

Discard labels, combine elements.

Themes

creativity innovation perception

Mood

inspired curious

Type

philosophical motivational

When to use this quote

  • artistic design
  • product development
  • problem solving
  • education
  • personal growth

Key Concepts

holism transformation emergence

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can you practice seeing beyond labels?
  • What new combinations emerge when you dissolve categories?
A Different Perspective

Labels can limit perspective if not consciously set aside.

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