Creativity: 5 valuable alternatives to “brute thinking” ideas

Often, when we’re faced with a challenge, we habitually use a crude form of creative problem-solving — doing a brain dump of any ideas we can think of.

For most of us, this “brute thinking” approach isn’t very productive or effective.

Why? Because it tends to favor top-of mind-ideas that are of limited value.

It also tends to reinforce our confirmation bias — our tendency to favor thoughts and ideas that agree with our preconceived notions about the challenge.

For best results, you need to move beyond these habitual ways of thinking and open your mind to new perspectives, insights and possibilities.

Here are 5 powerful ways to do that.

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