Social Innovation Lab Field Guide

The paradox of innovation is that it is accepted as an innovation when it has become imitation

Think Jar Member Piero Scaruffi

Think Jar Collective: Rattling assumptions and sparking creativity

Iceberg systems mapping tool to identify leverage points for change

Practical way to do sense making of a challenge through an iceberg systems map... Read more

The Thing with Tools and Culture of Innovation

Debunking the myth that all you need are creativity and innovation tools for sustained organizational innovation.... Read more

ThinkLab™ Brainstorming Tool

The ThinkLab™ Brainstorming Tool was designed by Think Jar Collective contributor Leslie Ehm and globally renowned Combustion.... Read more

24 ways to jump start group creativity

Think Jar Collective creativity expert Michael Michalko shares ways to jump start creativity in groups... Read more

Essential creative problem solving tool

Ben Weinlick reluctantly lays out an essential creative problem solving technique... Read more

Enter the Flow Dojo

The flow genome project is going to build the world’s first dedicated Flow research and training centre.... Read more

DIY innovations from 30 years of isolation

Great mini documentary on the development of Cuba’s DIY culture that emerged over 30 years of necessity.... Read more

Shifting perception and the invention of velcro

Michael Michalko shares an interesting story about the invention of velcro and offers a couple tests for pattern recognition and lateral thinking.... Read more

Begin with the big toe: Intersecting Dali and Innovation

Think Jar Collective explores a new video and tool from the Dali Museum for bringing out innovation and new thinking in organizations.... Read more