Innovation principle
Lessons from Crow
Test the object.
Object-Testing Intelligence
Core lesson
Ordinary things become tools when a mind is willing to test them.
Biological basis
Crows are highly intelligent corvids known for problem-solving, memory, social learning, object manipulation, and in some species tool use or tool-like behavior.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
InnovationProblem-solvingImprovisationLearningTurning ordinary things useful