Tools
Think Jar Collective authors share and curate evidence based tools of creative problem solving and innovation in order to help people and organizations to truly innovate… But, remember you can’t only focus on learning tools! Tools won’t bring lasting results if you don’t also work on cultures and systems of innovation to support.
Iceberg systems mapping tool to identify leverage points for change
Practical way to do sense making of a challenge through an iceberg systems map
Social Innovation Lab Field Guide
Practical guide to designing and stewarding a social innovation lab around complex challenges
Essential creative problem solving tool
Ben Weinlick reluctantly lays out an essential creative problem solving technique
A 70 year old creativity technique that is still relevant today
Think Jar founder Ben Weinlick shares a summary of an interesting 70 year old book on a creativity and innovation process that still works today.
Fostering Creativity by Looking in Unlikely Places Part 1
Ben Weinlick of Think Jar Collective share some practical ways to foster creativity and innovation by looking in unlikely places.
Avoiding the wet blanket in creative collaboration
This article from Think Jar founder Ben Weinlick explores some effective practices that will support teams engaged in a collaborative creative process.
Watch and Link Disparate Ideas
An important skill to develop to enhance thinking creatively is to be able to link disparate ideas. This article lays out some provocations to spark creative collisions for innovation
How might you relate Dieter Rams' 10 principles of good design to your domain?
Listen and learn from design expert Dieter Rams on how to be innovative. Try linking these ideas to challenge you're working on.
7 suggestions to enhance creativity
Some good tips to enhance creativity