Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Alex Faickney Osborn

Advertising Executive and Author of the Creativity Technique named Brainstorming,The 'O' in BBDO Advertising Agency

"Creativity is a flower that praise brings to bloom, but discouragement often nips in the bud."

"Most ideas are step-by-step children of other ideas."