5 science-backed strategies to boost your creativity right now.

1. Engineers: Jolt Your
Creativity Into Overdrive
5 Science-Backed Strategies You Can Try Right
Now

2. Your creativity is crucial.

3. As an engineer, it’s needed to:
• Develop new products.
• Solve problems.
• Maintain competitiveness.

4. But… maybe you’ve hit a
rut.
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5. We all do.

6. You can’t schedule
creativity.
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7. So what can you do to
jumpstart your creativity?
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8. 5 Simple Strategies for
Creative Thinking

9. 1. Try Brainwriting.

10. Just a few people do 60% to 75% of the
talking during brainstorming sessions.
Instead of holding a brainstorming session,
write down your ideas individually and
share them systematically.
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Source: Fast Company

11. This is called “brainwri;ng.”
Source: Fast Company

12. 2. Take a Walk.

13. Walking can put us in a mental state that studies
have linked to innova&on and insight.
Some of the world’s greatest thinkers were
“purposeless” walkers, from Charles Dickens to
Henry David Thoreau.
Source: BBC
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14. Addi;onally, walking creates an
“unadulterated” feedback loop, which
allows us to slow down or speed up the
pace of our thoughts.
Source: Inc.com
Source: The New Yorker

15. 3. Laugh.
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16. Seriously, don’t be so
serious.
Humor can be incredibly
powerful. Studies show that
those in a brighter mood
are be2er at crea&ve
problem solving.
Watch a short sketch from
your favorite comedian, or
play a game with coworkers
for a few minutes.
Source: Psychology Today

17. 4. Doodle.

18. Don’t wait until you
have a fully formed
thought or plan. Just
start doodling. It’s an
important part of
creating tangible
ideas.
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19. Sunni Brown, author of The Doodle
Revolution, claims that doodling
can change your physical and
neurological state in the moment.
Source: The Atlan;c
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20. 5. Dim the Lights.

21. Studies show
darkness and dim
illumination promote
creativity by triggering
feelings of freedom
and explorative
processing.
Source: Science Direct

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