7 ways to create original work

Without making something entirely new

Kim Witten, PhD
UX Collective
Published in
6 min readMay 27, 2023

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Creating original work doesn’t always mean inventing things entirely from scratch or doing something that’s never been done before. It can be about finding innovative ways to present content and ideas.

As I often struggle with this, I have a go-to list that helps me get creatively unstuck. I offer what I’ve learned to you…

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