Our memories of the past can design the future

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is thought to have said: “You cannot step twice into the same stream.”

This observation helps us to understand that our world is a transient one. Everything changes. Being inventive is merely recognising that we inhabit a world where change is not only possible but inevitable.

Invention is the enemy of stale habit, and we cannot simultaneously preserve the status quo and expect to be creative.