Editing Divergent Thinking (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Divergent thinking is understood through '''Broadening''' and '''Suspending Judgment'''.

'''1. The "Yes, And..." Rule''':
The "Killer" of divergent thinking is "No."
* When you say "That's a dumb idea" or "That won't work," your brain "Closes its doors."
* Divergent thinking requires "Deferred Judgment"—writing down every idea, even the "Crazy" ones, without judging them.
* This allows the "Inner Child" of the brain to play, which is where the "Original" ideas live.

'''2. Flexibility (Breaking the Category)''':
A "Fluent" person might think of 100 ways to use a brick: "Build a wall, build a house, build a chimney..."
* A "Flexible" person thinks of "Crush it to make red paint," "Use it as a doorstop," or "Balance it on my head for posture."
* Flexibility is about "Jumping" from one mental "Track" to another.

'''3. The "Idea Curve"''':
The first 10 ideas you have are usually the "Boring" ones (the ones everyone else has).
* Ideas 11-30 are the "Weird" ones.
* Ideas 31-50 are where the "Breakthroughs" happen.
* Divergent thinking is a "Stamina" game—you have to "Push past the obvious" to find the "Genius."

'''The 'Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking' (TTCT)'''': The most famous set of tests for divergent thinking, created by Ellis Paul Torrance in the 1960s. It uses simple "Incomplete drawings" and asks people to "Finish the picture" in as many ways as possible.
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