OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.

Natural Inclination toward creativity

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The Human mind has the Ability to Recognize Patterns and find shortcuts in thinking

OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D. Juxtapositions

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