Think Jar Collective 2012-06-12 Think Jar Collective 2012-06-12

Put Your Creative Brain to Work

Scientists have mapped the innovative mind so that we can remake our own in its image

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. 2012-06-09 Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. 2012-06-09

Why Weird Experiences Boost Creativity

Think Jar Collective member and founder of Creativity Post and Psychology podcast Scott Barry Kaufman shares how the weird boosts creativity

Think Jar Collective 2012-05-28 Think Jar Collective 2012-05-28

15 scientific "facts" about creativity

Interesting collection of 15 scientific findings related to creativity.

Ben Weinlick 2012-05-06 Ben Weinlick 2012-05-06

Chuck Close writes note to younger self

Artist Chuck Close writes a letter to his younger self offering advice on how to be more creative

Think Jar Collective 2012-03-27 Think Jar Collective 2012-03-27

The Creative Brain

Fascinating look at what creativity might be from the perspective of artists, neurologists, a professor with a bad ass bow tie and a curator at the Moma.

Think Jar Collective 2012-03-19 Think Jar Collective 2012-03-19

Ed De bono on creativity and making mistakes

Video of creativity guru Ed Debono on making mistakes

Willy Bo Richardson 2012-03-05 Willy Bo Richardson 2012-03-05

The Artistic Thinking Process

What distinguishes the artistic thinking process is that hard laws, real rules are not impossible barriers, but malleable variables. Think Jar Collective member Willy Bo Richardson shares his ideas.

Jim Force 2012-02-15 Jim Force 2012-02-15

The Art of the 'Dumb' question

Creativity expert Jim Force Ph.D. explores the use of beginner mind thinking

Jessica Barrett 2012-01-24 Jessica Barrett 2012-01-24

Ira Glass on the creative process

Ira Glass on how creativity takes practice

Think Jar Collective 2012-01-07 Think Jar Collective 2012-01-07

How might you relate Dieter Rams' 10 principles of good design to your domain?

A look at Dieter Rams design principles and how they might be applied in other domains to spark creativity.

Ben Weinlick 2012-01-06 Ben Weinlick 2012-01-06

6 Ways to get creative and overcome mental blocks

“Eureka moments” or “experiences of insight” almost always go hand-in-hand with a mental block—the agonizing, excruciating, frustrating time spent trying to come up with an idea.