Kati Heljakka introduces her thesis for her Doctor of Arts in visual culture, and provides a link to the thesis itself. The thesis discusses how adults gravitate toward toys no matter the age, and ho...w toys can increase productivity and relationships.Show more
Michele Litzy, Jim Pressman, and Tom Kalinske share their experience and advice with The Toy Guy podcast host Chris Byrne.
Dan Klitsner (Inventor of Bop It) introduces Buddy Rubino, the voice of Bop It, and discuss invention and innovation in voice acting and toys.
Elan Lee (Exploding Kittens, Co-Founder) and Jeff Probst (Survivor, Host and Exec Producer) discuss the ways they bring creative processes to life, from setting goal boundaries, mixing and matching id...eas, and building ideas through yes and.Show more
David Fuhrer (MNG Director, Blue Sq Innovations) and professional baseball player Shawn Green (past Dodgers & Mets MLB Star) discuss the toys, games, and sports that inspired them.
Richard Dickson (Mattel President/CEO) and Robbie Brenner (Mattel Films EVP Exec Producer) discuss the creative process, exciting upcoming projects, and the potential toys have for storytelling throug...h film.Show more
Josh West, Head of Product Design at ThinkFun, challenges inventors to reflect on their product. His questions include: identifying the key idea, whether the world wants the idea, and if the idea has ...the ability to stand out.Show more
Inventors Marie Chaplet and Steffanie Yeakle of Les Fées Hilares give insight to how their collaborative creative process facilitates brainstorming. It features friendship, complementary, respect, fu...n, and freedom.Show more
Jeff Glickman came to game invention through his work as a rabbi. He and his wife Mindy share ten bible verses relevant to game design, hoping to spark inspiration in fellow inventors.
Hasbro's Design Manager Brian Torney reflects on the evolution of traditional toys and games into today's new media. He uses dinosaurs to depict how crucial evolving is to survival.