Method-first. Not inspiration-first.

A structured atlas of creative thinking strategiesfor people who want better ideas.

24 proven frameworks — from TRIZ to Oblique Strategies — each explained the same honest way: what it is, the science behind it, and exactly how to apply it.

Categories

Explore by what you're trying to do.

Every strategy sits in a category scoped around a creative goal — systematic analysis, perspective shifts, analogical reasoning, hands-on process, or generative exploration.

Structure your way to breakthroughs

Systematic Methods

Rigorous, step-by-step frameworks built on decades of research into how inventive solutions are actually found.

See what you couldn't see before

Perspective Shifting

Techniques that deliberately flip, invert, or reframe how you look at a problem — revealing options invisible from your default angle.

Borrow solutions from distant domains

Analogical Thinking

Methods that leverage cross-domain pattern-matching — the cognitive mechanism behind most breakthrough innovations.

Build, test, learn, repeat

Design & Process

Human-centered and hands-on frameworks that treat making and testing as thinking tools in their own right.

Unlock ideas through language and story

Generative & Narrative

Open-ended, stimulus-driven approaches that harness randomness, combination, and narrative to surface unexpected ideas.

Our method

The same honest read, every time.

You always know where to find the overview, the science, the individual techniques, and exactly how to apply each one.

  1. 01
    Quick facts
    Time required, primary benefit, and origin — in one glance.
  2. 02
    What it is
    A plain-language explanation of the core mechanism and why it works.
  3. 03
    The science
    Where the method came from, who developed it, and what research backs it up.
  4. 04
    Individual techniques
    Every strategy in the pack — each with a clear prompt and full explanation.
  5. 05
    Best practices
    When to use it, how to combine it with other methods, and common pitfalls.
Featured

First Principles Thinking

Strip away assumptions and rebuild solutions from the ground up. Used by Elon Musk to rethink space travel and battery costs — and applicable to any problem where conventional wisdom might be the barrier.

Read the strategy
Primary benefit
Assumption Breaking
Time required
20–40 minutes
Techniques included
9 techniques
Best for
Challenging assumptions