When visual artist Yoi Kasama asked children to put sticky coloured dots on a white room in an Australian gallery space the result, called ‘The Obliteration Room’, perfectly illustrates the natural creativity of children.

Who said popsicles (or ice lollies if you’re English) were just for kids? See more here.

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If you bought a book by Belgian’s most famous crime writer, Pieter Aspe, you got this bag.

Even the simplest things like a business card can be an idea. These ones don’t just say what the business owner does, they demonstrate it.

According to Stephen Johnson, innovation expert and author of “Where do Good Ideas Comes From?”

This new phone from Nokia charges through body heat. What if charging your cell phone was as easy as sticking it in your pocket for a few hours? That’s the premise of the Nokia E-Cu concept phone, developed by British designer Patrick Hyland. Hyland’s Nokia E-Cu (E for environment, Cu for Copper) phone features a copper [...]

Nicely designed quotes about creativity from great thinkers (the usual suspects) by Shirley-Ann Dick. I like how she says on her website, bolded and highlighted: CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU MAY HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, THESE ARE NOT FOR SALE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.  IT IS A PRIVATE PROJECT.

The title says it all.

This ad for free WiFi in McDonald’s gets the idea across through a simple visual that sells the brand.

The Information Architects have plotted the top 140 Twitter influencers on a map akin to those showing how the universe began. The blobs are placed according to name, handle, category, influence, activity and when they joined the service. Full story here.

What ‘The Social Network’ teaches us about business innovation. What is it about the Zuckerberg story and how he founded Facebook that is drawing so much interest? The obvious answer is that he has become the world’s youngest billionaire at 26 years old and people would love to know how he did it. The film [...]