We combine structural and psychological perspectives on creativity in organizations. Employees are expected to be more likely to be creative if they occupy a brokerage position that provides them with access to non-redundant information. However, we draw on bounded rationality arguments and propose that being exposed to diverse information also carries cognitive costs. Data from 68 employees in a single firm suggest that the relation between brokerage and creativity is curvilinear (inverted U shape), and contingent on the focal employee’s ability to focus and concentrate in the workplace.