This contribution focuses on an exploratory study, titled ‘Ideasthetic Imagining – Mapping the Brain’s Microstates using Magnetoencephalography (MEG)’, conducted at Swinburne University of Technology (2023: Melbourne, Australia). The study investigates neural activity in participants’ brains while undertaking a creative writing workshop. Participants write imaginatively from short- and long-term memory. We utilise MEG neuroimaging technology to determine where and how the brain is processing information at distinct stages of the workshop. The creative writing workshop at the heart of the study involves imaginative approaches to life writing, transforming unresolved memories through creative practice. As participants engage in the workshop, activity in target regions of the brain is measured. The researchers then analyse the interaction between distinct regions of the brain at different stages of the workshop – at primary moments of narrative composition and beyond. The research provides fundamental insights into human intelligence and the neural basis of creative cognition. Understanding cognitive processes that occur in various regions of the brain during the workshop contributes objective evidence about how we might utilise creative writing practices to facilitate future-mindedness. The research team are considering tailored expansion of the creative writing workshop for the health|wellbeing and education spheres.