Articles
A curated selection of unique articles related to what creativity and innovation is and how to practice it better as people, organizations and systems.
Breaking Sets, Pattern Interrupts And The Wild Creativity of Buddhist Yogis
Think Jar Collective founder Ben Weinlick shares some insights on parallels between the wild Buddhist Yogis of old and Creative Provocations in innovation and systems change work for good.
Influencing the Space: If AI could meet Buddha
Think Jar Collective member and contemporary artist Willy Bo Richardson on AI, Creativity, and Buddhism
Enter the Flow Dojo
The flow genome project is going to build the world's first dedicated Flow research and training centre.
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.
The Carrot Clarinet: The creative act of linking two previously unrelated things
Cool TEDx Sydney video of maker Linsey Pollack linking two unrelated objects in a creative way.
Punk Rock Innovation
Think Jar Collective contributor Peter Cook on the link between punk rock and innovation
Video: Creativity and Flow
Video from Jason Silva that explores what creativity and the flow state is.
Graphic Designer Paula Scher on Serious Play and Not Becoming Solemn
Graphic design master Paula Scher shares interesting insights on creativity, serious play and the inevitability of great work becoming solemn once you gain success.
Fostering Creative Problem Solving In The Social Sector
Ben Weinlick, founder of Think Jar Collective shares the design thinking process that he and a team of social innovators have been experimenting with to improve service quality in the social sector.
Embracing Unexpected Creative Collisions
New Think Jar Collective contributor Emerson Csorba tells his story of embracing creativity and how serendipitous creative collisions led to inspiring and actionable ideas.
Frank Zappa Showing How To Deviate From The Norm
Amazing video of Zappa in 1963 shaking up the status quo. Lots of creativity lessons here.
What do Science and Play have in common
In this video Beau Lotto shares insights on creativity, and the links between science and playfulness
Richard Feynman, Spinning Plates and Serious Play
A look at how Serious Play was a big part of Richard Feynman's creative process and led to nobel winning insights
Shaking up habits to get more creative
Great little article with some suggestions on how to change and shift stiff habits we get stuck in.
John Cage's experimental music compositions
Seeing a real creative in action.
Video on why Serious Play
IDEO's Tim Brown on why Serious Play helps innovation.