divergent thinking

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divergent thinking

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Coined by Joy Paul Guilford in 1956.

divergent thinking (uncountable)

1. Type of thinking that is used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions.

   Coordinate term: convergent thinking

• creative thinking
• lateral thinking

• “divergent thinking”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.