Rube Goldberg was a true NL - engineer, sculptor, inventor, author and cartoonist. In his cartoons, he used gadgets to accomplish basic tasks in convoluted chain-reaction ways. Kinetic artist Joseph Herscher leverages his own nonlinear thinking to design a creative chain-reaction process to carry out a fairly linear way to “Pass the Salt”.
NLs need a creative space for their interests. Ivor, engineer, scientist, model airplane designer, furniture maker, kayaker and artist retreats to his workshop where the magic happens. A technique to stimulate nonlinear thinking is variety - in environment, challenges, activities. Variety enables this NL to express his natural curiosity, creativity and imagination.
Nonlinear thinkers like to solve puzzles for fun. The more challenging it is the better, even if you have to go halfway around the world to New Zealand and stand in cold water for hours. Jordan loves to fly fish. He grew up fishing with his grandfather in upstate New York. Seasoned anglers know that one of the most challenging fishing places is the Greenstone River on the South Island of New Zealand.
