Itai and Martin have published – and continue to publish – about the main aspects of the creative scientific process and its thinking tools.
Their writings in the journals Science, Genome Biology, and Nature Biotechnology are available here.
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Night Science
“Night science is where we explore the unstructured realm of possible hypotheses, of ideas not yet fully fleshed out.”
What is the question?
“The single greatest misunderstanding about science […] is that scientists solve problems; in reality, scientists are […] creating them.”
Renaissance minds in 21st century science
“To be most creative, we may be best off cultivating interests in many areas, much like Renaissance thinkers”
The two languages of science
“[…] there is an equally important second language of science, […] This is the language of night science”
A hypothesis is a liability
“There is a hidden cost to having a hypothesis.“
The data-hypothesis conversation
“together, day science testing and complementary night science explorations fuel science’s unique power for discovery”
Novel predictions arise from contradictions
“the cyclical process of day science and night science allows us to spiral ever closer to the truth”
Improvisational science
“To be creative, you have to open up and improvise, also in science.“
What puzzle are you in?
“Nature is a tapestry of puzzles, and solving them is a central source of joy in research..“
Make science disruptive again
“programs should renew an emphasis on creativity by teaching the tools of innovative thinking”
It takes two to think
“one tried-and-true […] trick […]: talk to someone”
Openness guides discovery
“in research, planning is indispensable,
but detailed plans are useless”