Social Innovation Lab Field Guide

The beginning of wisdom starts with asking two questions. Why do we believe what we believe? And how do we know what we know?

Scott Berkun

Think Jar Collective: Rattling assumptions and sparking creativity

How to think, not what to think

Jesse Richardson shares in his TEDx Brisbane talk about how to think, not what to think. Richardson shares some great insights on critical thinking.... Read more

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.... Read more

Techniques for Formulating Creative Problem Statements

Michael Michalko talks about how to formulate good problem statements. An early stage of Creative Problem Solving... Read more

Demystifying Design Thinking: Interview with Tamara Christensen

Ben Weinlick interviews creativity expert Tamara Christensen about Design thinking and how it might help... Read more

Punk Rock Innovation

Think Jar Collective contributor Peter Cook on the link between punk rock and innovation... Read more

Video: Brian Eno on cowboys, creativity and surrender

Great new video of Brian Eno sharing his insights on creativity, art and cowboys.... Read more

The Braveheart Facilitator Creed

Think Jar Collective contributor and creativity expert Leslie Ehm lays down the law on being an effective creative problem solving facilitator... Read more

Creativity and connecting the unconnected: part 2 of our interview with Michael Michalko

Think Jar Collective concludes the interview with creativity expert Michael Michalko. Michalko shares some interesting stories and ways to apply creative problem solving techniques.... Read more

The CIA, innovation and hay bales: creativity expert Michael Michalko connects the dots

Think Jar Collective interviews world renowned creativity expert Michael Michalko about creative problem solving and what helps foster it.... Read more