RETHINK
FOR SCHOOLS
INNOVATION

SUMMARY
1. Introduce ThinkCube – What is ThinkCube
2. Innovation Training For Schools – Description of
the Innovation Training Program for schools
3. How to Play – Rules/Steps of how to play
ThinkCube as a game

INTRODUCE THINKCUBE

COMPLETE INNOVATION SYSTEM

10 YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FROM 100 YEARS AGO:
• BASED ON EINSTEIN’S METHODOLOGY FOR INVENTION –
“COMBINATORIAL PLAY”
• JACQUES HADAMARD’S AND HENRI POINCARE’S INVENTION
METHDOLOGY
LATEST NEUROSCIENCE AND COGNITIVE RESEARCH:
• LEVERAGES MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI’S CREATIVITY
RESEARCH
• NEUROPLASTCITY AND FLUID INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH

PROPRIETARY INNOVATION
METHODOLOGY

INNOVATION FUNDAMENTALS
INTERSECTIONS COMBINATORY
OF DOMAINS PLAY
INCUBATION BRAINSTORMING
AS A SKILL

INNOVATION WORKSTATION
Idea Library with 200 ThinkCube Packaging
Ideas, Words and designed to be an
Mutation Cards Innovation
WorkStation
Idea Handbook and
Idea Notepads to
Quickstart guide that
collect your own ideas
explains the
to add to the Idea
ThinkCubation Process
Library

THINKCUBE IDEA LIBRARY
THINKCUBE IDEA LIBRARY
CONSISTS OF 200
STIMULATING IDEAS,
WORDS AND CREATIVITY
TECHNIQUES

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING…
ThinkCube comes packaged in an eye-catching orange box that is
CHUCK FREY – INNOVATION certain to be a conversation starter. It literally screams, \"Wow!\"
EXPERT – OWNER OF
… Kes Sampanthar has succeeded in designing an innovation tool that
INNOVATION TOOLS combines a wealth of right-brain stimuli to whack your synapses with a
simple left-brained process that will help users to get the best results
from it.
THOMAS
… combining random ideas and concepts to come up with
DUFF
new insights to problems… Kes Sampanthar has put that
process into a system that makes it much easier…
TOP AMAZON
The packaging of the system is pretty cool … Definitely a
REVIEWER
great idea and a product well-executed.
The game outlines a process of creative thinking meant to get
people to \"thinkcubate\" more effectively on ideas and drive
ROHIT
innovation within their organization…
BHARGAVA
If finding more creativity in the new year was one of your big
SVP OGILIVY
resolutions, picking up a ThinkCube might be a great place to
start.

INNOVATION TRAINING
FOR SCHOOLS

BRAIN TRAINING GAME

GAMES BASED ON FLOW
Pre-Requisites of Flow
1. A challenging Activity that
requires skills
2. Clear Goals
3. Clear Feedback
4. Control
Results of Flow
1. Autotelic – an activity that is
pleasurable in its self
2. Concentration
3. Loss of self consciousness
4. Transformation of time

BRAIN TRAINING
The latest research in Neuroscience
shows that the brain is plastic and
can be trained to be ‘smarter’!
Through training games like BrainAge
and some new games that develop
‘fluid intelligence’ you can develop
your mental abilities.

MOST IMPORTANT MENTAL SKILL
THINKCUBE WILL TEACH
CHILDREN THE “MOST
IMPORTANT” MENTAL
SKILL …
COMBINATORIAL PLAY
“Combinatory play seems to be the essential
feature in productive thought.” Albert
Einstein

TEACHER TRAINING OBJECTIVES
1. Learn to teach the basics of creative thinking
2. Learn to teach the Innovation fundamentals
3. Use the ThinkCube; the award winning innovation
tool and system; to teach the MOST IMPORTANT
MENTAL SKILL
4. Learn to set annual innovation challenges

STUDENT TRAINING OBJECTIVES
THINK + FUN
“Thinking and Laughing is NOT mutually exclusive!”
Kes Sampanthar

HOW TO PLAY

GAME SETUP
5 10 15 20
IDEA LIBRARY UP TO 5 PLAYERS VOTING CHIPS
200 CARDS

GAME STEPS
STEP 1: SHUFFLE
CARDS
STEP 2: DEAL 6 CARDS
EACH

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 3: PICK STEP 4: CHOSEN PLAYER
STARTING PLAYER CHOOSES 1 CARD TO
PLAY

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 5: EACH
PLAYER PICKS A
CARD TO “COMBINE”
WITH THE STARTING
PLAYER’S CARD

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 6: THE CHOSEN
PLAYER CHOOSES THE
CARD HE LIKES FROM
THE OTHER PLAYERS

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 7: THE CHOSEN
PLAYERS “STORM” BY
COMBINING THE 2 CARDS
2 MINUTE TIMER
2:00
GENERATE
NEW IDEAS
+ = & CHOOSE
THE BEST
IDEA

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 8: CHOSEN
PLAYER KEEPS 2
CHOSEN CARDS
IDEA 1
STEP 9: ALL OTHER
PLAYED CARDS ARE
DISCARD
DISCARDED
PILE

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 10: MOVE TO
NEXT PLAYER
CLOCKWISE
DISCARD
PILE

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 11: DEAL 1
DRAW
CARD TO EACH PILE
PLAYER
GO TO STEP 4
DISCARD
PILE

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 12: REPEAT IDEA 1 IDEA 2
UNTIL EVERY
PLAYER HAS
PLAYED TWICE i.e. 2
IDEA 1
IDEAS EACH
IDEA 1
IDEA 2
IDEA 2
IDEA 1 IDEA 1
IDEA 2
IDEA 2

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 13: EVERY
PLAYER CHOOSES 1
IDEA TO PUT UP FOR
VOTE

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 14: EACH
PLAYER VOTES ON
THE OTHER
PLAYER’S IDEAS
10
20
15
5

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 15: COUNT
VOTES FOR EACH
IDEA
5
15 10 15
10
20 5
20 10
5
15 15
20 5 20
5 15
10
10
20

GAME STEPS (cont)
STEP 16: THE
WINNING IDEA IS
THE ONE WITH THE
MOST VOTES
WINNING IDEA: 65
20 5 20
20

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