PHI 1710 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Synectics, George Bernard Shaw, Divergent Thinking
27 Jul 2020
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Divergent thinking: what it is and how to develop it. Divergent thinking stands out above all between 10 and 15 years of age. Thereafter, if we do not proactively promote it, it will decline. Divergent or lateral thinking is characterized by the ability to generate multiple and ingenious solutions to the same problem. It is a spontaneous, fluid and nonlinear mental approach, based on curiosity and on nonconformity. In fact, it is also a very common type of thinking in children, where joy, imagination and freshness offer more freedom to their reasoning. In a society accustomed to giving us similar skills, there comes a time when large companies begin to value other skills, other dimensions that bring ingenuity, vitality and authentic human capital to their projects. Thus, someone capable of offering innovation, creativity and new objectives can become a great candidate for many of these organizational projects.
