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Social Innovation Lab Field Guide

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse

Winston Churchill

Think Jar Collective: Rattling assumptions and sparking creativity

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

A young maker who has autism starts a business around building stuff

Brad is 25 years old, and has autism. He can’t speak or read, but he has a knack for building things. He can understand any diagram or blueprint, no matter how complicated.... Read more