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    PRACTICE DIVERGENT AND CONVERGENT

    THINKING
    A team needs to engage first in divergent thinking and then in convergent thinking to generate creative responses to
    organizational challenges. To make the most of divergent and convergent thinking: *

    • Practice these thinking styles sequentially. Otherwise, you may end up with only conventional ideas.
    • Allow enough time. Don’t try to force or rush idea generation. Keep detailed notes—either in words or images—as
    thoughts come to you.
    • To keep the processes separate, use separate tools. For example, during divergence, you might capture ideas on
    sticky notes. When you’re in convergent mode, you could create a document outlining next steps.
    • Stay on track. When you’re ready to analyze and sort your ideas, intentionally shift to “convergent mode.” If you find
    yourself slipping back into divergent thinking, make an effort to refocus on your action plan.

    DIVERGENT THINKING CONVERGENT THINKING


    Divergent thinking involves seeing and doing things in a Convergent thinking involves channeling the results of
    range of nontraditional ways and viewing familiar things divergent thinking into concrete proposals for action.
    from new angles.

    To engage in divergent thinking: To engage in convergent thinking:

    • Ask questions that haven’t been asked before. • Evaluate the ideas generated by divergent thinking to
    • Analyze problems and situations from different determine which are worth persuing.
    perspectives. • Narrow the field of solutions within a given set of
    • Make connections between facts or events that others constraints. Your organization’s strategy and culture and
    have missed. your team’s priorities can help you determine what is
    out of scope.
    • Agree on next steps, whether that involves deciding
    among options or planning how to pursue the most
    promising course of action.

    *Source: Forman, Leslie. “The Secret to Creativity and Productivity.” Forbes.com. December 19, 2012.

    © 2018 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Harvard Business School Publishing is an affiliate of Harvard Business School.

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