We possess a powerful tool – the internet connection. All the secrets, knowledge and perhaps even the truth can be found in there. But the main question is:”What do you type in after starting your web-browser?”.
I´ll make it easier for you – all the best stuff about creativity can be found using these links on creativity.
Use online tools and creativity techniques to ignite your thinking
www.mycoted.com/Category:Creativity_Techniques – large database of creativity techniques.
www.creax.com – big database of creativity links.
www.virtualsalt.com/crebook2.htm – creative thinking techniques and about creativity.
www.infinn.com/innovationhouse.html – tools for creative thinking.
www.creatingminds.org/ – creativity tools, techniques and methods.
www.thinksmart.com/ – creativity tests and entrepreneurial creativity.
www.kennieting.com/mousebrains/ – very cool tool for developing advertisements.
www.gocreate.com/tools/ – loads of creativity tools.
www.thinkature.com/ – thinking visually online.
www.mindmeister.com – team mindmapping online.
100 Excellent Online Tools to Feed Your Creativity
Get inspired by great thinkers
www.ted.com – Ideas worth spreading.
www.poptech.org – leaders of thought on making the world a better place.
www.dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/ – how artists, writers and other creative people organize their daily activities.
sethgodin.typepad.com/ – Seth Godin´s marketing blog.
www.einsteinpicasso.com/7.html – Big link database on creativity and innovation compiled by Peter Fisk.
www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_creativity.html – quotes on creativity.
Use connections and search-engines
www.soople.com – searching from different mediums.
www.slideshare.net – PowerPoint slides online.
www.visualthesaurus.com – displays connections between words.
www.kartoo.com – visual search engine.
www.pdf-search-engine.com – find pdf documents.
Get inspired by pictures
www.panimages.org – search engine that is independent from search-engines.
www.worth1000.com – Pictures with a little Photoshop touch
www.adsoftheworld.com – good ads.
www.quasimondo.com/tagnautica.php – animated Flickr photo search.
www.creativity-online.com/ – digital creativity, advertisement and design.
FFFFound image bookmarking – browse through bookmarked pictures.
Investigate what is happening at idea contests and idea-banks
www.moreinspiration.com – interesting innovations for inspiring you.
www.inewidea.com – inventions and innovative products.
www.designboom.com – industrial design competitions.
www.globalideasbank.org – global ideas bank.
www.halfbakery.com – ideas to be developed further.
www.dellideastorm.com – Dell getting ideas for product development.
www.inventnow.org – for young inventors.
www.fastcompany.com/100 – 100 most creative people in business.
Peek in the blogs
www.blogsearch.google.com – search from blogs.
www.technorati.com – blog network.
Use checklists
www.7ideas.be/7-letters-van-scamper.html – 700 idea stimulators for product development.
Keep your eye on trends
www.trendwatching.com – trends in world.
www.trendhunter.com – differentiating trends.
Give the right fuel for your brain
Any good links missing? Let us know by adding them as comments.
This is a great list Harald. I’ll admit this is in my best interests but you still might enjoy giving my page a look:
http://trendingsideways.com/index.php/creativity-and-the-science-of-innovation-with-infographics/
It’s a collection if infographics and summaries of research on creativity and innovation that’s hopefully helpful for everybody. I’d be thankful if you could offer any feedback on it. Thanks for the great resource.