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  1. > English social psychologist and #LondonSchoolOfEconomics co-founder #GrahamWallas, sixty-eight at the time, penned The #ArtOfThought — an insightful theory outlining the four stages of the #CreativeProcess, based both on his own empirical observations and on the accounts of famous inventors and polymaths.. out of print, with surviving copies sold for a fortune and available in a few public libraries..
    themarginalian.org/2013/08/28/
    #MariaPopova #Thinking #Wallas Is #Incubation related to #niksen?

  2. > “In the daily stream of thought these four different stages constantly overlap each other as we explore different problems.”
    > .. #Wallas refers to a 1891 speech made by German Physicist, #HermannVonHelmholtz.. known for contributions in energy, electrodynamics, and thermodynamics.. the physicist described his process for creating new ideas..
    > Wallas then elaborates on the meaning of verification by referring to #HenriPoincaré
    designreview.byu.edu/collectio
    The #ArtOfThought #Helmhotz #Poincare