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A journey through the minds of some of the most creative people on the planet reveals that creativity is rarely a lightbulb moment and instead arrives through a process of making and selfunderstanding The creative process is winding It involves entertaining uncertainty and improvising new paths to knowing In this insightful and informed book Lorne M Buchman an international leader in art and design education and president of ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena California guides readers through stories of a diverse and talented group of artists entrepreneurs innovators and designers Including such luminaries as Yves Bhar Chris Kraus Zack Snyder Paula Scher and Frank Gehry and businesses like Apple and Tesla who have changed the world as we know it Buchman focuses on the revelatory nature of the creative journey itself Michelangelo is said to have seen the angel in the stone and carved away until he set him free Make to Know is about making as a path to knowingpresenting creativity as a carving away toward a revelation not as a fully formed epiphany gleaned from a mysterious ether As Buchman reveals throughout this provocative book uncertainty is the space where discovery happens and where creators can be both playful and imaginative Whether youre an artist designer writer daydreamer or doodler anyone can learn from these lessons on the varied paths to selfexpression