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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Design Science

Background:

  • The fixation effect is a major cognitive bias that hinders creativity and idea generation.
  • Inhibitory control is crucial for creativity, requiring individuals to suppress initial spontaneous ideas.
  • Existing techniques to overcome cognitive biases span multiple disciplines.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate a minimal executive feedback-based learning process.
  • To determine if this process can help individuals inhibit intuitive solution paths.
  • To assess if the process can drive ideation toward enhanced creativity.

Main Methods:

  • An experiment was conducted with 100 undergraduates from Paris Descartes University.
  • Participants underwent a minimal executive feedback-based learning intervention.
  • The study focused on inhibiting intuitive paths and promoting creative ideation.

Main Results:

  • The feedback-based learning process effectively helped participants inhibit intuitive solution paths.
  • The intervention demonstrated a gradual drive towards increased creativity in idea generation.
  • Results offer novel insights into executive functions and creative processes.

Conclusions:

  • Minimal executive feedback learning is a viable method to mitigate the fixation effect.
  • This approach supports the development of creative leadership in idea generation.
  • Findings contribute to understanding cognitive mechanisms underlying creativity.