Tinkadu

The willingness to play means being willing to lower your guard and ‘entertain the silly’ long enough to see where a thought might go, before your internal editor kicks in.

Here’s the thing: for most people that doesn’t come naturally. That’s why built the Curveball Cube exercise. It’s designed to manufacture that moment of productive silliness on demand.

You can’t experiment your way to something new while still demanding the safety of the familiar or of correctness.

Built something? Get out there and put it in people’s hands. Loved watching this student use Tinkadu to connect mental dots on the fly. You can see him laugh at the ridiculousness of his own thought process but ultimately comes back to ‘land the plane’. Very cool.

Built something? Don’t stay hidden. Get out there and put it in people’s hands. Loved watching how this guy use Tinkadu to connect mental dots on the fly. You can see him laugh at the ridiculousness of his own thought process but ultimately comes back to ‘land the plane’ in context to the challenge. Very cool.

There are a few character traits essential for Creative Thinking, but none more important than this.

Problem-solving is iterative. It’s a muscle built through trial and following different branches of thought, each requiring you to continuously adapt. Building that skill can be frustrating, especially for people who don’t find creative expression natural. The ‘What If’ Challenge is designed to help anyone hone that skill.

We’ve always believed that teaching young people how to use AI is only half the equation. They also need to develop the uniquely human skills that give AI its value: independent thinking, critical thinking, creativity, and original thought.