Convergent thinking is following a set of logical steps to arrive at one correct solution.
Divergent thinking is the process of generating as many answers to a question as possible.
Divergent thinking is very useful skill for creativity, because creativity involves generating a lot of possible ideas you can then select from.
Exercises:
- Try to come up with 50 ways to use a paperclip (or another ordinary object)
- Write a chain of associations from a topic
- Generate 10 new ideas every day