MINDS - Multidisciplinary Investigation into Novel Discoveries & Solutions
Pioneering the Science of
BREAKTHROUGH
INSIGHTS
for Humanity's Greatest Challenges
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WHY MINDS
Fuel the future of human insight for a flourishing future.
At the Center for Multidisciplinary Investigation into Novel Discoveries & Solutions (MINDS), we believe the next great frontier of science lies within the boundless terrain of human consciousness, creativity, and insight. The MINDS ecosystem is a curator of this frontier – a convening force guiding philanthropic capital to the most promising, catalytic, and underexplored questions in consciousness science.
In today’s fragmented research landscape, funders are overwhelmed by overlapping proposals while researchers remain siloed, limiting collaboration and progress. MINDS bridges this gap as a strategic hub for both researchers and philanthropists: mapping the field, aligning priorities, and channeling resources towards promising frontiers.
At MINDS, we recognize that addressing today's polycrisis requires more than incremental progress—it demands a fundamental expansion of how we think, create, and solve problems. We're dedicated to accelerating the emergence of transformative discoveries by investigating the tools and practices that unlock human creative potential.


our hypothesis
Psychedelics and other consciousness practices may be our greatest underutilized tool for sparking paradigm-shifting breakthroughs.
Based on historic and growing contemporary evidence, we believe that new novel states of consciousness, facilitated by practices such as breath work, meditation, and psychedelics, may help a new generation of ‘solutioneers’ catalyze transformative insights and innovations into realized products and services that can bridge our species and planet into a flourishing and brilliant future.
promising research abandoned in the 1960s
One study, 27 professionals, 44 breakthroughs.

Many psychonauts such as Francis Crick (pictured), Kary Mullis, Steve Jobs, and Plato used psychedelics to inspire their work. We aim to figure out how.

The Center for Multidisciplinary Investigation into Novel Discoveries & Solutions
We are a nonprofit dedicated to advancing research into tools and practices that catalyze breakthrough insights and innovation.
We envision a future where humanity unlocks its full creative potential to address our most pressing challenges.
To further this mission, we sponsor research, facilitate public discourse and education, and support community development.
Our work
fueling groundbreaking research to create new protocols for conscious innovation

Research
We sponsor scientific research that develops, investigates, or optimizes tools and practices that augment creativity and insight-based problem solving, including consciousness-altering techniques such as breathwork, meditation, and psychedelics.

Public Discourse & Education
We foster open dialogue and knowledge sharing to empower individuals and communities with tools, techniques, and inspiration to unlock their creative potential.

Community
We aspire to nurture a community of visionaries and innovators, fostering collaboration and empowering them to responsibly develop their creative potential for positive impact.
It's high time for science
A seminal presentation by our founder Dr. Bruce Damer
Research Program
Mind FLUX @ UT Austin - Exploring the Neuroscience of Creative Breakthroughs
MINDS is proud to support Mind FLUX, a landmark research study led by Dr. Manoj Doss and Dr. Greg Fonzo at the University of Charmaine & Gordon McGill Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy. This first-of-its-kind study explores whether psilocybin, the active compound in “magic mushrooms,” can enhance the brain’s capacity for processing fluency, a mental state linked to creativity, insight, and flexible thinking.

Research Program
“New Frontiers in Creative Insight” – White Paper and Special Issue Journal
MINDS is spearheading a landmark special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Consciousness & Cognition, titled “New Frontiers in Creativity and Insight.”