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Box it in

Decide what's outside, on purpose, in writing.

SWe reviewed 145 studies on it.Ideas

Hand-drawn diagram of framework 82, Box it in: Decide what's outside, on purpose, in writing.
Framework 82 · in one look
How to use it

Give every series two or three fixed constraints: an input ("one photo, my phone"), a process ("one take"), an output ("six slides, one rule each"). Constraints help creativity up to a point, then hurt.

How sure we are

S Evidence: strong. Large trials or many studies, pointing the same way.

Sources

Acar, Tarakci & van Knippenberg 2019 (review of 145 studies).

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