Convergent thinking in and of itself isn’t a bad thing, of course. As mentioned, it’s divergent thinking’s essential partner to achieve the truly robust cognition that is creativity.

One new study explores music as a source of creativity. Since music has been shown to improve cognition and enhance learning and memory in other studies, it makes sense that perhaps it has an impact ...

In his new book The Creativity Challenge, Christensen outlines five primary methods of thinking that result in creative ideas: Divergent, Convergent, Lateral, Aesthetic, and Emergent.

The convergent thinking aspect of the invented task was—unsurprisingly—related to the standard Raven's format. The divergent thinking aspect, however, was not related to the standard version.

Why divergent thinking matters While I’m guilty of showing my bias toward divergent thinking, let me ease the minds of convergent thinkers; you are not broken and you do not need to be fixed. A ...

The emphasis in convergent thinking is on analytical and deductive reasoning, such as that measured in IQ tests. Divergent thinking, however, is more spontaneous and free-flowing.

Meditate to Create: The Impact of Focused-Attention and Open-Monitoring Training on Convergent and Divergent Thinking. Frontiers in Psychology, 2012; 3 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00116 ...

People who listened to happy music scored higher on the tests for divergent thinking, but not on convergent thinking. People listening to other types of music didn’t show the same difference.

However, happy music – in this instance, Antonio Vivaldi’s Spring – only boosted divergent thinking. No type of music helped convergent thinking, suggesting that it’s better to solve ...

The emphasis in convergent thinking is on analytical and deductive reasoning, such as that measured in IQ tests. Divergent thinking, however, is more spontaneous and free-flowing.