ThinkCube Innovation

Companies don't innovate, people do

Introducing ThinkCube: a new tool to help people innovate. It's part game, part methodology, and full of inspiration. Change the way you think about creativity and innovation.


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BEST NEW BUSINESS IDEAS

ModCloth asks customers to "be the buyer"

A retailer's primary role may be that of curator and tastemaker, but that doesn't mean that the crowds can't pitch in to help. Online indie clothing retailer ModCloth asks its customers to help choose which items to take into...

Puzzle books given a design makeover

Puzzle books are big sellers, but generally not much to look at. Aiming to capture that gap in the market is a series of eyecatching, pocket-sized books. The Pocket Posh line includes about two dozen books, which retail for...

Company

MetaMemes is a small company with a simple mission: bringing people and ideas together. We're a husband and wife team who enjoys working on projects we're passionate about. We bring in expert consultants when needed, but our backgrounds allow us to be quite self-sufficient.

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What is it?

ThinkCube is a complete solution that provides you with all of the tools you need to innovate. It represents the culmination of 10 years of research in creative thinking and synthesizes today's leading creativity tools, techniques, and processes. Whether you use it alone or in a group, ThinkCube trains your brain and lets you exercise your creative muscles.


ThinkCubation


ThinkCube Our unique ThinkCubation process incorporates many conventional brainstorming techniques and frames innovation in a process that is easy to follow and consistently produces results. ThinkCubation turns the critical but normally passive step of incubation into an active process. For detailed instructions or a simple map of the ThinkCubation process, check out the Try It! page.

We recognize that there are as many ways to innovate as there are creative people, and certainly don't expect you to toss away your other creativity tools. But we do believe that ThinkCube will become your favorite!

Beyond Braindstorming at CanUX

Kes and I recently spent a few days in the Canadian Rocky Mountains (Banff, AB) where we interacted with a group of User Experience folks at the 2007 CanUX conference. Here's the presentation we delivered:




ThinkCube Introduction

Innovators Recommended Reading List

Anyone can teach & learn, live online


Connect live anywhere in the world from home to share an interactive synchronized collaborative environment. The Virtual Classroom enables you to communicate using video and audio with a headset or through text chat, and to share whiteboards, presentations, documents and images.


Blog Posts

kessam71

Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal -- Learn How to be a Great Artist


Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal - to me is about how when a great artist understands the thought that went into a great idea or a piece of art, they don't just create a replica, they generate a piece of original art themselves that draws from the very essence of an idea. It's the difference bet… Continue

Posted by kessam71 on September 6, 2009 at 6:37pm

Doris Anne Beaulieu

Crafts for Children

Hello,
My name is Doris Anne Beaulieu and I’d like to this time to talk to mail order companies and parents.
To parents I have a wonderful craft book for your child to give his or her teacher at the end of the school year. My Easy and Inexpensive Holiday Classroom Crafts for Teachers book is truly a gift that will forever keep giving from year to year, holiday after holiday. It’s a craft book for developing creative minds. This book will tell you what items you will need for each craft along wit… Continue

Posted by Doris Anne Beaulieu on May 16, 2009 at 8:02pm

SHARP BRAINS

Smart industry-research collaboration for working memory training

Very interesting announcement yesterday, by Lumos Labs and researchers Susanne Jaeggi and Martin Buschkuehl: “The Lumosity.com version of Dual N-Back replicates the training previously used in the lab while making it available online. The program will be used to facilitate further research in memory and intelligence training, with the Lumosity Research Platform supporting data collection and [...]

Brain Fitness Book: talks, interviews, reviews

Next Tuesday, November 3rd: I’ll be presenting the SharpBrains Guide to a business/ entrepreneurial audience at the San Francisco Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (you can register online). Description: While most of us have heard the phrase “use it or lose it,” very few understand what “it” means, or how to properly “use it” [...]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Forum on the Future Impact of Neuroscience and Behavior Change

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation just announced a new initiative of their Pioneer portfolio: “On November 11-12, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), working with the Monitor Institute, will welcome a small group of researchers, academics, physicians and industry leaders in the fields of neurotechnology, neurodevelopment and behavior change for a “Forum on the Future Impact [...]

Does Coffee Boost Brain/ Cognitive Functions Over Time?

There is little doubt that drinking that cup of morning coffee will likely increase alertness, but the main questions that research is trying to answer go beyond that. Basically: is there a sustained, lifetime, benefit or harm from drinking coffee regularly?

Grand Rounds: Brain and Cognition edition

Encephalon (brain & mind blog carnival, edition ) finally meets Grand Rounds (health & medicine blog carnival). What a nice surprise. Hello. Nice to meet you! — Note: Chronic Babe wins a complimentary copy of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness for basically inventing cognitive sleep therapy. Congrats! — Life and Death MindHacks discusses an unexpected surge in brain activity when [...]

Save the Date: SharpBrains Summit, Technology for Cognitive Health and Performance

SharpBrains Summit: a virtual conference to take place January 18-20th, 2010. Over 25 leading speakers and a professional audience will discuss emerging innovation and technology for lifelong cognitive health and performance. The Summit will highlight the convergence of neurocognitive research, non-invasive technology and healthcare, discuss emerging best practices, and help predict how a growing range of tools may provide solutions to cognitive health and performance-related issues.

Update: 15 FAQs on Neuroplasticity and Brain Fitness

Answers to 15 common questions on neuroplasticity and how to maintain and improve brain fitness.

Ontario Innovation Summit: The Business of Aging

MaRS (a Toronto-based innovation center) has just announced the Ontario Innovation Summit: The Business of Aging to "feature some of the world’s top experts focused on the many issues that the aging of the global population poses for communities, governments, academic and healthcare institutions, and businesses."

Grand Rounds: Call for Submissions

SharpBrains will host Grand Rounds on Tuesday, October 20th

Developing self-regulation at school

Excellent article in the New York Times on learning, self-regulation and executive fuunctions: The School Issue: Preschool: Can the Right Kinds of Play Teach Self-Control? (New York Times) - “Over the last few years, a new buzz phrase has emerged among scholars and scientists who study early-childhood development, a phrase that sounds more as if it belongs [...]
 
 

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SMART KIT

Switchman: a great brain game!

I really liked Switchman. It’s a very enjoyable brain game that exercises speed of  information processing. You’ll definitely have to think fast for this one. Be patient with the beginning levels, as things get much more interesting (and harder!) as you progress. Make sure you choose ‘Career Mode”. Play Switchman

Transmitter of News

I am made up of 9 letters. My 3,4,5 is a body part. My 3,4,7,8 is to jump. My 1,2,7 is a beverage. My 5,6,7,8,2 is a red fruit. My 9,7,6, 8 is a musical instrument. My whole is a transmitter of news. What am I? Answers can be submitted in the comment section below, will unmask Friday.

Word Search: No Bones About it

For our 2nd word search, try to find 17 or so bones of the human skeleton.  Each puzzle is slightly different, so follow the instructions on top as to how many you should find. The first 10 or so should be fairly easy for most to identify. The last several, however, are more difficult and [...]

Sponge Cakes

A warm photo of feel good holiday food. Play today’s jigsaw puzzle here

Fill in the Matrix

Which answer best completes the matrix? Answers can be submitted below in the ‘comment section’; will unmask by Wednesday.

Fathers and Sons

2 fathers and 2 sons go fishing. Each catch 1 fish. What’s the minimum # of fish that could have been caught? Answers for this brain teaser can be entered into the comment section below.  Will  unmask in 2 days, thanks.

Pumpkin Remover

Remove the rotten pumpkins in this spooky Red Remover expansion pack. Features all new levels and a new look especially for Halloween Play Pumpkin remover Happy Halloween everyone!

Flood Fill

Fill the picture. Make sure the the same colors aren’t next to each other. Play Flood Fill

Strimko: October 2009

Here’s  October’s Strimko, created for Smartkit by the Grabarchuks. With 3 levels of difficulty to choose from, you can play online in your web browser or go with the 3 PDF printable puzzles..

From Earlier Days…

2 fun games with  leaderboards.  Haven’t seen any names I recognize in the top 10 Pickies And SwizzlePop- which the MadEgyptian tells me can take several hours of play to get to the top.

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