Visual Thesaurus Mind Map
Search 145k+ English words connected to each other by meaning (same, similar, opposite ..) expandable at will, and presented as
Innovation & Ideation
Tools to generate, structure and test new ideas, from brainstorming boards and mind maps to systematic methods such as TRIZ and biomimicry. They support the early stage of a project, while many options are still open and the concept is not yet fixed.
The category helps to generate and structure ideas with brainstorming boards, mind map editors, whiteboards and quick polls. Business canvas, Wardley map, systems thinking, user persona and feature prioritization tools help to organize a concept. Random prompt and name generators, biomimicry databases, technology radars, startup discovery platforms and patent search engines provide inspiration and prior art.
European Patent Office (EPO) Espacenet Patents Search
Espacenet section of the EPO, to be used to search patent publications but also machine-translate patent documents or simply what
Google Patents Search
A less known service of the Californian geant, but works good. Are your searches recorded ?
USPTO Full Text Patents Search
Search the full database of the US Patent and Trademark Office.Updated: the interface is not a lot much nicer …
FreePatentsOnline search
A good patent search engine with a basic and an advanced mode, both with many options.
Business and Brand Name Generator
Generates, based on your keywords, original names that you can use for your next product or company. Other parameters are
European Patent Office (EPO) Selected Patents Search
Search the EPO recent selected patents database.This our implementation of the EPO patents having an at least an English title
Design Review Tree™
Our interactive tool to help you review your designs and partially your projects. Acts as an independent view to double
Persona Card Creator™
It quickly forces you to define your target customer typical profile (ie “Persona”) for any new product design.A must when
Weighted MVP Features Prioritizer™
Our nice and original tool to help you visualize and weight all the criteria to include in your next Minimum