ABOUT US
Hello! If you're looking for a simple way to strengthen critical and creative thinking skills in kids & teens - and inspire great conversations - you've come to the right place.
Founded by Cynthia Reynolds, Furious Think focuses on building thinking and communication skills through practice. Our items are designed to be engaging, easy-to-use and a ton of fun! Everything is downloadable (PDFs) and generally aimed at ages 9 and up. We're based out of Toronto and sell our items worldwide.
The people
While Cynthia creates most of the content, she works with a host of invaluable contributors.
This includes graphic designer Kim Mallette, who is simply amazing; illustrator Silvia Stanziola, who created the fabulous animal covers for our signature critical thinking and conversation series; Victoria Fenton, who supports with the development and marketing of the materials; and writer Marc Poliquin, who is bringing new creative energy to our latest series based around stories and storytelling.
The goal
For all levels
We do try to create materials that can work for all levels, focusing on ages 9-14. That said, people are using our items for a much wider age range, from younger kids to high school and even university. Most stuff here is open-ended, so it's easily adaptable.
Our content is also highly engaging, so it tends to connect with a wide range of ages.
Sample pages are embedded into each PDF description - they can help you determine if an item will fit your needs. Or you can shoot us an email and we can do our best to answer your age range question.
The content
The content is engaging if not a bit quirky. That's because it draws from a variety of areas, including Ancient Greek philosophy, political strategy, history, war, science & tech issues, anything sci fi, fairy tale & fantasy-related, global news, current affairs, topics on social media, pop culture, even cheesy action movies.
All of these ideas get connected, reimagined and reshaped into scenarios and topics that are substantive, interesting, fun and that seem to capture kids' - as well as adults' - attention and imagination.
Simplicity
If you know us, you know we champion simplicity. You'll find this mood reflected in the distraction-free design of our items. It makes our content easier to digest and helps it work for our wide age range.
Simplicity is also reflected in our website. We don't do a lot of bells and whistles. It helps us minimize costs, which is very important to our ability to keep our prices down.
Questions
If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to send us an email at hello@furiousthink.com!