INSIGHT / 2026-08-11

Taste Is Becoming More Valuable Than Tools

Access to creation is exploding. Judgment is not.

When everyone can generate more, the premium shifts toward selection. Taste is the ability to recognize what belongs, what does not, what is premature and what is worth repeating.

That is why creative direction becomes more important in an AI-saturated environment, not less.

Daniel Watson - Creative Director, Founder, Strategist