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creative tension

British  

noun

  1. a situation where disagreement or discord ultimately gives rise to better ideas or outcomes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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To do things that are really differentiated, you need to have creative tension and creative conflict.

From The Verge May 3, 2022

The creative tension was irresistible: Win, or leave town.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2021

In fact, the creative tension that arises from the confluence of both competition and cooperation is itself a driving force of evolution.

From Salon May 30, 2021

“His Truth Is Marching On” would have benefited from more creative tension between its author and his hero.

From Washington Post Aug. 27, 2020

And the eternal vision, thus momentarily attained, and hereafter gathered together from the deep cisterns of memory, liberates us, when we are under its influence, from that contemplative or creative tension whereby we reached it.

From The Complex Vision by John Cowper Powys

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