Tools

Creative tools we've built for our own use, available to anyone. No account required.

What If Machine

A giant button that reveals provocative scenarios to break habitual thinking and spark creative insights.

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Biology

Music

Weather

Friction

Flow

Chaos

Under $10

Must be silent

Age 100 years

Combination Lock

A 3-dial combinatorial creativity tool. Click through domains, elements, and constraints to generate unexpected creative challenges.

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Lo-Fi/Toy Camera Prompt Generator

Generate AI image prompts with authentic lo-fi and toy camera aesthetics. Select from Holga, Diana, disposable cameras, pinhole, and more.

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ASCII Pattern Generator

Create abstract repeating patterns using ASCII characters. Perfect for terminal art, code comments, documentation headers, and creative projects.

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What would a child do?

Flip the problem.

Remove a constraint.

Perspective Shift Cards

A deck of creative prompts to break you out of habitual thinking. Draw a card when you're stuck on a problem.

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What could you swap?

What to merge?

What to adapt?

SCAMPER Cards

Apply the SCAMPER creative technique to any problem. Explore substitute, combine, adapt, modify, and more across 68 prompts.

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