IDEA Flow Core Tools
- IDEA Flow Evaluation Framework – printable and digital templates
- Visual Summary of IDEA Flow – non-linear overview
- Decision Grid: Thrive / Pivot / Kill
- Emotional Resonance Score (ERS)
- Realization Readiness Index (RRI)
A companion to The Creativity Paradox
Creative Toolkit
Turn sparks into action.
Practical tools, templates and references for translating the ideas in the book into concrete ways of working.
Ideas matter. Use makes them valuable.
Ideas only create value when they are tested, shaped and carried into the real world – by real people, under real constraints.
This Creative Toolkit is for readers who want to move beyond insight and actually try things. It supports workshop facilitators, team leaders, people experimenting on the shop floor and anyone exploring their own creative practice.
All tools are designed to be used, adapted and combined – not followed rigidly or treated as rules. Think of them as working instruments, not prescriptions. The toolkit will continue to evolve as the work and the conversations evolve.
What you will find
A growing library for real work.
Experimentation and Structure
- Innovation Sandbox template – safe-to-learn experimentation zones
- Lightweight Experiment Design canvas
- Learning capture templates for Experimentation in the Wild
Framework Adaptation Guides
- Lean Startup
- Design Thinking
- Double Diamond
- Jobs to Be Done (JTBD)
- Six Thinking Hats
- Agile methods – Scrum / Kanban
- Open Innovation and ecosystem collaboration
Workshop and Facilitation Resources
- Sample agendas aligned with IDEA Flow stages
- Reflection prompts for teams and individuals
- Guidance for running workshops without rushing ideas into projects before they are ready
Frameworks in context
Adapt tools to the environment – not the environment to the tool.
The adaptation guides will show how widely used innovation methods can work in industrial, engineering and operational settings, where safety, governance, physical constraints and execution discipline matter.
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