Altering provides daily audio-guided creative challenges based on neuroscience principles to enhance cognitive flexibility and creative resilience in teams. This approach addresses the decline in creative thinking skills in the workplace, fostering problem-solving abilities and improving overall employee engagement and satisfaction.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
In today's rapidly evolving work environment, analytical thinking is increasingly delegated to machines, leaving creative thinking as a critical skill for problem-solving and innovation. However, many individuals struggle to maintain focus and engage in creative thought amidst constant distractions and information overload, leading to decreased cognitive flexibility and resilience.
Solution
Altering is a mobile app that provides daily, audio-guided creative challenges designed to enhance cognitive flexibility and creative resilience. By engaging in short, playful exercises grounded in neuroscience principles, users can rebuild their ability to focus, generate novel ideas, and approach challenges with an open mind. The app helps users detox from constant consumption, fostering a sense of accomplishment, reducing stress, and promoting adaptability in fast-changing work environments. Altering aims to make creative practice a regular habit, leading to increased job satisfaction, engagement, and overall well-being.
Target Audience
Altering is designed for individuals and teams seeking to enhance their creative thinking skills, improve problem-solving abilities, and foster a more innovative and resilient mindset in the workplace.
Features
- Daily audio-guided creative practices accessible via mobile app and online
- Neuroscience-backed challenges designed to improve cognitive flexibility and creative resilience
- Structured creative growth plan to strengthen various aspects of creative cognition
- Micro-surveys to encourage reflection on creative opportunities at work
- Personalized creative play options to suit individual preferences
- Progress tracking to monitor creative development over time
- Optional team progress dashboard for organizational use
- Integrates with iOS reminders for habit formation