What you'll train
Creativity is the ability to make unexpected connections - the brain's default-mode network in conversation with executive control. These games push you to leave the obvious answer behind.
- â—ŹBuild divergent thinking (many ideas)
- â—ŹPractice remote associations across domains
- â—ŹReframe everyday objects with fresh eyes
The neuroscience
Creative cognition involves toggling between the default-mode network (idea generation) and the executive-control network (idea evaluation) - and the strongest creators do it fluidly.