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Ad Age: The Most Creative People of the Year

Who says 2016 wasn’t amazing? Despite all the chaos, confusion and upset of the past 12 months, we saw many bright lights in the creative world. We present the best of them here, in our Creativity 50, our list of the year’s most influential innovators.

Each of their stories is a testament to the power of creativity and risk-taking to change the game for the better — no matter your field. Hopefully, they’ll serve as inspiration for you, too, to create fearlessly in the year to come.