We have created a culture that claims to crave originality, but in practice, thrives on repetition and duplication. On television, we’ve witnessed seven Law & Order franchises, five versions of CSI and four out of seven NCIS iterations are still running on CBS. A variation of Ralph Lauren’s name is sewn into half a dozen different labels. There are more than three dozen Nobu restaurants around the globe. Absolut offers 12 flavors of varying drinkability (Can anyone swallow Absolut Vanilla?). Oreo has produced more than 80 takes on its once iconic cream sandwich cookie. There are already four Carbone restaurants,…
