Thinkertoys produce an enormous quantity of ideas, and quantity is a key to creativity. Alex Osborn, a pioneer of creativity research, said: “Quantity! Quantity! And more Quantity! Is the order of the day.” And he added, “The more sights you take, the more likely you are to hit port.” The writer Stendahl said, “I require three or four cubic feet of ideas per day, as a steamboat requires coal.”
