Ever heard the quote, “Good artists borrow, great artists steal?” Apparently, Picasso might have said this back in the day, but the true source is lost somewhere in history. Regardless, I’m more concerned with why this adage was ever uttered in the first place. After all, Picasso was the kind of artist who was truly innovative in every way and helped to create multiple art movements. So, why would he endorse an ideology that fosters the notion of stealing other people’s work? Maybe the answer can be found in one of our modern day heroes, Steve Jobs. When asked about Apple stealing technology from companies such as Xerox for his Macintosh computer, he referenced Picasso. Maybe he meant that great advances come from a community of innovators sharing ideas to help all of us move toward a better tomorrow? Or maybe there was something more sophisticated going on: Maybe he was not talking about stealing at all but how not to follow herds.