How is using an item in alternative ways a foundational method of thinking for problem solving in business? Genein explains the concept of functional fixedness and how it limits the creativity and innovation within teams.

Learn about functional agility, this innate skill we were all born with, which is needed to discover new solutions to old - and new - problems.

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Here are the research links:
Immunity to functional fixedness in young children

Innovation Relies on the Obscure: A Key to Overcoming the Classic Problem of Functional Fixedness

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