removing oneself from the task and letting attention have a rest. And even here, leaders can use boundaries to make creativity and innovation more likely and more routine through creating those spaces in a culture. Consider, for example, a company like Google, whose offices are filled with Ping-Pong tables and other intentional elements that encourage such moments. Diversions like these, which are planned and purposeful, can actually increase executive functions and creativity. As I told my friend, innovation and creation are an expression of executive functioning itself.
