To provide further information about idea creation, creativity, and innovation below are articles supplied by the American-based Innovation Network, contact www.thinksmart.com.

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Useful links:

www.creativity@work.co.uk Creativity consultancy which helps organisations enable their people to untap their creative potential to come up with ideas and improves their skills to manage the creative dimension at work – to achieve more with less.
www.wakefieldmediacentre.co.uk A new European-funded initiative to promote the creative industries and encourage development in digital-based media businesses. It houses the ‘Art of Propaganda Gallery’ the world’s first exhibition space dedicated to understanding how perceptions are shaped and moulded.
www.eleventeenth.com New Media.

Other useful links:

www.ideasuk.org.uk Information from the association representing organisations running staff suggestion schemes.
www.patentsgov.org.uk Guidance and advice on protecting your ideas
www.thinksmart.com Home for the American based InnovationNetwork. A great resource for anyone with a passion for creativity.
www.designmuseum.org As well as winning many design awards, www.designmuseum.org is the world's most popular specialist design site. The Design at the Design Museum archive is an invaluable source of information on the history of design and architecture, while visitors can discover the most exciting innovations in contemporary design in the virtual galleries of the Digital Design Museum.
www.creativeportal.org This site is a portal for creative industries. It includes a business directory, information on training and courses, news, discussion forum and links to other creative organizations.
www.cida.org CIDA (Creative Industries Development Agency) was established in January 2000 to provide infrastructural support to the development of the creative sector in Yorkshire and the Humber region. CIDA works across the creative sector, including Performing and Visual Arts; Crafts; Media; Design; PR; Advertising and New Technologies.
www.thewif.org.uk The World Innovation Forum (W.I.F) aims include putting into place the means by which our ideas can become reality. Everyone is witness to the achievements of people who have worked against the odds to develop ideas from thought to reality. The W.I.F. believes this process should be encouraged, and is developing forums and research centres to achieve this. The W.I.F. also provides consultative services - we are more than willing to advise individuals, organisations and governments on aspects of science, human geography, research and development. The Foundation has a growing body of members from an increasingly wide cross-section of our society, encompassing many highly-respected scientists, professionals and public representatives. We all innovate. Lets put our ideas to use.
www.ideas.uk.net Ian Mann does not really know when he started inventing. It began years ago. He has always been thinking of things that will make life easier.

"If something annoys me I will often find myself thinking of what needs to be done to make it simpler, quicker, easier or more useful. On occasion things work the other way round. I may see something and think that with a few changes it could be wonderful used for a totally different purpose. If that make me an inventor, then I suppose I am one!" - Ian Mann

ideas UK is an innovative company holding a variety of products that are ready to make your life easier- "simple solutions..."
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk The Science Museum, London holds one of the world's largest and finest collections of medical, scientific and technological instruments and inventions from throughout the history of science. Attractions also include an IMAX cinema, simulators and special temporary exhibitions.