This is thought to be down to the same social cues or because the bigwigs in business have recognised it as an up and coming common trend or similar upbringing.

For example, two people invented the telephone at the same time; a few people worked on television at the same time but in completely different countries.

Another thought is that both people have seen the same source and then later on copied it (or its likeness) without remembering where they got the inspiration from; partly this is how memory works and the notorious and reputable ‘mental magician’ Derren Brown plays on this a lot with the power of suggestion. It’s also the principle behind advertising to affect your decisions later in the day (say in the morning you hear the ‘chicken tonight’ advert which repeats itself three times, in the evening you may find yourself buying chicken thinking it was entirely your own idea).

But in the world of the internet now, who knows? Maybe people do thieve ideas.

P.S. this text box isn’t showing half of the text I’ve entered, so I’ve had to use notepad and copy/paste.

I know it looks ugily and poorly laid out, but it’ll improve soon. Promise!