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    TEACHERS GUIDE Divergent Thinking

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    This document discusses divergent thinking and techniques to stimulate it. Divergent thinking is a thought process used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions in a spontaneous, free-flowing manner. It is often used with convergent thinking, which arrives at one logical solution. The document then describes four techniques to stimulate divergent thinking: brainstorming, keeping a journal, freewriting, and mind or subject mapping. Brainstorming involves generating many ideas quickly without criticism. Journals capture spontaneous ideas. Freewriting focuses non-stop writing about a topic. Mind mapping creates a visual representation of relationships between ideas.

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    This document discusses divergent thinking and techniques to stimulate it. Divergent thinking is a thought process used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions in a spontaneous, free-flowing manner. It is often used with convergent thinking, which arrives at one logical solution. The document then describes four techniques to stimulate divergent thinking: brainstorming, keeping a journal, freewriting, and mind or subject mapping. Brainstorming involves generating many ideas quickly without criticism. Journals capture spontaneous ideas. Freewriting focuses non-stop writing about a topic. Mind mapping creates a visual representation of relationships between ideas.

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    This document discusses divergent thinking and techniques to stimulate it. Divergent thinking is a thought process used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions in a spontaneous, free-flowing manner. It is often used with convergent thinking, which arrives at one logical solution. The document then describes four techniques to stimulate divergent thinking: brainstorming, keeping a journal, freewriting, and mind or subject mapping. Brainstorming involves generating many ideas quickly without criticism. Journals capture spontaneous ideas. Freewriting focuses non-stop writing about a topic. Mind mapping creates a visual representation of relationships between ideas.

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    LEEP: Teachers Guide

    The Divergent Thinking Model


    Divergent thinking is a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas
    by exploring many possible solutions. It is often used in conjunction with convergent
    thinking, which follows a particular set of logical steps to arrive at one solution,
    which in some cases is a "correct" solution. It involves breaking a topic down into
    its various component parts in order to gain insight about the various aspects of the
    topic. Divergent thinking typically occurs in a spontaneous, free-flowing manner,
    such that the ideas are generated in a random, unorganized fashion. Following
    divergent thinking, the ideas and information will be organized using convergent
    thinking; i.e., putting the various ideas back together in some organized, structured
    way.

    Techniques to Stimulate Divergent Thinking


    Brainstorming

    Brainstorming is a technique which involves generating a list of ideas in a


    creative, unstructured manner. The goal of brainstorming is to generate as
    many ideas as possible in a short period of time. The key tool in brainstorming
    is "piggybacking," or using one idea to stimulate other ideas. During the
    brainstorming process, ALL ideas are recorded, and no idea is disregarded or
    criticized. After a long list of ideas is generated, one can go back and review
    the ideas to critique their value or merit.

    Keeping a
    Journal

    Journals are an effective way to record ideas that one thinks of spontaneously.
    By carrying a journal, one can create a collection of thoughts on various
    subjects that later become a source book of ideas. People often have insights
    at unusual times and places. By keeping a journal, one can capture these
    ideas and use them later when developing and organizing materials in the
    prewriting stage.

    Freewriting

    When free-writing, a person will focus on one particular topic and write nonstop about it for a short period of time. The idea is to write down whatever
    comes to mind about the topic, without stopping to proofread or revise the
    writing. This can help generate a variety of thoughts about a topic in a short
    period of time, which can later be restructured or organized following some
    pattern of arrangement.

    Mind or Subject
    Mapping

    Mind or subject mapping involves putting brainstormed ideas in the form of a


    visual map or picture that that shows the relationships among these ideas.
    One starts with a central idea or topic, then draws branches off the main topic
    which represent different parts or aspects of the main topic. This creates a
    visual image or "map" of the topic which the writer can use to develop the
    topic further. For example, a topic may have four different branches (subtopics), and each of those four branches may have two branches of its own
    (sub-topics of the sub-topic)
    Note* this includes both divergent and convergent thinking.

    Source:
    Rees, Dianne. Strategies and Tools for Divergent Thinking. <http://freepdfdb.com/pdf/
    integrating-the-revised-blooms-taxonomy-with-multiple-59470074.html>
    Strategies of Divergent Thinking. <http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/imdt.htm>

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