Once upon a time, big data supercharged story-telling
Melissa MoubarakUM MENA
Does Big Data inspire or hinder creative thinking?
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Emotional data: an oxymoron
An idea is fickle, ephemeral; but when planted in your mind, it takes hold out of nowhere. You've experienced it before, how this seed of a thought germinates in a time lapse; its petals start to bloom whether in a crowded meeting room after a two-hour shouting match, or in a dream.
Often, creativity seems to appear...