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Austin Kleon
Steal Like an Artist; creativity heuristics.
Austin Kleon is an author and artist based in Austin, Texas, best known for 'Steal Like an Artist' (2012) and its sequels 'Show Your Work!' and 'Keep Going'. His work distils practical frameworks for creative practice, drawing on his background in newspaper blackout poetry. He argues that embracing influence and sharing work publicly are core habits of productive creative thinkers.
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Frameworks
Attributed to Austin Kleon
Mental models, principles, and operating frameworks extracted from sources where Austin is the credited author or speaker.
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Creative Theft and Transformation Method
Nothing is original—collect good ideas, transform them, and make them your own
Innovation·from Steal Like an Artist
The Anti-Genius Permission Slip
You don't need to be brilliant to share; you need to be generous
Mindset·from Show Your Work
The Process-Over-Product Sharing Framework
Share how you make things, not just what you make
Marketing·from Show Your Work
Domains
Framework distribution
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Marketing1 framework · 33.3%
Mindset1 framework · 33.3%
Innovation1 framework · 0.1%
Bibliography
Sources by Austin Kleon
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Book
Appears alongside
Top neighbors of Austin Kleon
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Aaron Stupple
explanations-and-progress curator.
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02Adam Mastroianni
Experimental History; meta-science curator.
1shared list
03Adam Robinson
Robinson Global Strategic Advisors; meta-learning.
1shared list
04Alain de Botton
School of Life; philosophy-as-life-tools curator.
1shared list
05Alan Watts
eastern-philosophy translator for the West.
1shared list
06Andy Matuschak
evergreen notes; spaced-repetition-based memory systems.
1shared list
07Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Ness Labs; mindful productivity / tiny experiments.
1shared list
08Atul Gawande
checklist; medicine-meets-systems essayist.
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Last updated
10 May 2026