The diffuse mode of thinking is where creativity happens—we ... - Barbara Oakley

"The diffuse mode of thinking is where creativity happens—we need to allow our minds to wander."

Barbara Oakley Creativity

Psychologist Engineer American Born 1955 (age 71)

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