Unlock the power of creativity by delving into "Colouring Outside the Box- How Creative Pursuits Propel Creative Thinking". Explore how engaging in creative pursuits ignites innovative thinking, pushing beyond conventional norms. Mazin Mohamed Iqbal is a 21-year-old writer, published author, illustrator, journalist, computer science engineer and data scientist in training. He authored his first book, The Loop of Life in 2021, and is currently working on its successor. He has worked as a journalist in the editorial team at YourStory Media, India's biggest platform for the startup ecosystem. He has worked closely with Nirmal Pillai (#6 on Forbes’ India Top Digital Creators) co-writing the ‘Parotta Act’ web series and heading a team of research writers for the same, on projects for companies such as Netflix. Mazin also has more than 41,000 opens by people using AR filters he made across Meta platforms. Academically, he holds a diploma in Data Science from IIT-Madras and is on track to graduate with a B.E in Computer Science from KCG Tech. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx