- divergent thinking
- divergent think·ing -'thiŋk-iŋ n creative thinking that may follow many lines of thought and tends to generate new and original solutions to problems compare convergent thinkingdivergent think·er -ər n
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Divergent thinking — is a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions. It is often used in conjunction with convergent thinking, which follows a particular set of logical steps to arrive at one solution, which in… … Wikipedia
divergent thinking — noun thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity • Syn: ↑out of the box thinking • Ant: ↑convergent thinking • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
divergent — adjective a) Growing further apart; diverging. Divergent thinking and transformations are, of course, no novel phenomena. They have always occurred in the translation process, but perhaps we have not been fully aware of them, or have not been… … Wiktionary
divergent thinker — noun a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions • Hypernyms: ↑thinker * * * noun see divergent thinking … Useful english dictionary
thinking — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 using your mind to think ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, hard, serious ▪ This topic requires a lot of deep thinking. ▪ good ▪ Yes, I ll email her instead that … Collocations dictionary
Divergent question — A divergent question is a question with no specific answer, but rather exercises one s ability to think broadly about a certain topic. In education Popular in inquiry education, divergent questions allow students to explore different avenues and… … Wikipedia
divergent — adj. Divergent is used with these nouns: ↑path, ↑thinking, ↑view … Collocations dictionary
Convergent and divergent production — are the two types of human response to a set problem that were identified by J.P. Guilford (1967). Guilford observed that most individuals display a preference for either convergent or divergent thinking. Others observe that most people prefer a… … Wikipedia
Design thinking — refers to the methods and processes for investigating ill defined problems, acquiring information, analyzing knowledge, and positing solutions in the design and planning fields. As a style of thinking, it is generally considered the ability to… … Wikipedia
convergent thinking — noun thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution) • Ant: ↑divergent thinking • Hypernyms: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑thought process, ↑cerebration,… … Useful english dictionary
