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12.1.5. TAO Spiral: Refining

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Fig. 12.1 Spiralling TAO process

When Thomas Edison said ‘one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration,’ he was primarily talking about the hard work that goes into turning the bright idea into a usable and marketable product.

Refining is often an iterative process of testing and improvement, with rigorous and creative thought at every stage. Dreamers often hate this stage as it can lack the joys of raw creation, but this is where the real gold of true value is created, where inventions that better mankind (and, hopefully, your pocket!) are crafted.

Each iteration of refinement may itself involve a complete or partial TAO loop of invention, as you discover and resolve successive problems and contradictions.
 

The stages of the TAO Process are:

• 12.1.1. TAO Spiral: Exploring
• 12.1.2. TAO Spiral: Prospecting
• 12.1.3. TAO Spiral: Digging
• 12.1.4. TAO Spiral: Extracting
• 12.1.5. TAO Spiral: Refining

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