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The benefits of convergent thinking are clear: Detailed analysis helps to reduce risk, uncover opportunities, and properly estimate work.

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Both convergent and divergent thinking have their benefits in the workplace. We take a look at each in more detail and how to apply them in product or project management.

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The best leaders, managers, and teams use a mix of divergent and convergent thinking to help generate and implement the best ideas.

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In many situations, the solutions that arise from divergent thinking are brand new, making them more exciting!

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How (and why) to balance convergent and divergent thinking

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Convergent thinking is about finding the single best solution to a problem or answer to a question.

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In this interview with #DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is that you can almost feel the switch between #LinearThinking and #DivergentThinking.

Much #AIhype is generated by “linear thinkers”. Even their version of #SystemsThinking, is linear. Appropriate for #problemsolvers. Rather dangerous when we trust them in #ProblemDefinition or when they take the Human Condition as a problem to be solved.

At least, Hassabis is selfaware enough to recognize limitations.

https://www.theverge.com/23778745/demis-hassabis-google-deepmind-ai-alphafold-risks

As a placeholder for future discussion: hope we can talk about nuance in exchanges between humans. #Thoughtfulness #DivergentThinking #YesAnd #Dialectics #NonBinary

New article inspired by the Huberman Labs podcast. How to use ChatGPT for Divergent Thinking in Obsidian and PKMs #obsidian #chatGPT #divergentthinking https://medium.com/@ricraftis/how-to-use-chatgpt-for-divergent-thinking-in-obsidian-and-pkms-3bb829428149

Jazz musicians reveal role of expectancy in human creativity

Have you ever wondered how creativity works in the brain? It's a complex and multifaceted concept, and while we don't fully understand it yet, many believe that it involves real-time combinations of known neural and cognitive processes. One interesting model of creativity comes from musical improvisation, like in jazz music, where musicians spontaneously create novel sound sequences. Many researchers believe that creativity involves the integration and combination of known neural and cognitive processes in real-time, allowing individuals to generate novel ideas or solve problems in innovative ways.

One area that has received particular attention in the study of creativity is musical improvisation, which involves the spontaneous creation of novel musical ideas in real-time. In this study, the authors investigate whether individuals with training in musical improvisation, such as jazz musicians, might process expectations differently than individuals without this training. To test this hypothesis, they compare jazz improvisers, non-improvising musicians, and non-musicians in a domain-general task of divergent thinking (which involves generating a large number of creative ideas in response to a given prompt) and a musical task involving preference ratings for chord progressions that vary in terms of their level of expectation. While participants completed these tasks, their brain activity was recorded using electroencephalography (EEG).

The results of the study showed that jazz musicians preferred unexpected chord progressions in the musical task, and that unexpected stimuli elicited larger early and mid-latency EEG responses (ERAN and P3b) in jazz musicians, followed by smaller long-latency responses (Late Positivity Potential). These EEG responses were also significantly correlated with behavioral measures of fluency and originality on the divergent thinking task. These findings suggest that expectancy may play a role in creativity, and that individuals with training in musical improvisation may process expectations differently than those without this training.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2017.09.008

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Creativity and personality in classical, jazz and folk musicians

Before you read:
-Creativity and personality of classical, jazz, and folk musicians was compared.
-Jazz musicians show higher divergent thinking ability.
-Jazz musicians accomplish more creative musical activities and achievements.
-Classical musicians show a high amount of practice and win more competitions.
-Folk musicians are more extraverted and publish more musical productions.

This study examines whether jazz musicians differ in creativity and personality from musicians of other music genres, specifically classical and folk music. The researchers compared students of these three music genres in terms of their musical activities, psychometric creativity, and different aspects of personality. The results showed that jazz musicians are more frequently engaged in extracurricular musical activities and have completed more creative musical achievements. They also scored higher on measures of ideational creativity, as assessed through divergent thinking tasks. Additionally, jazz musicians tended to be more open to new experiences than classical musicians. These findings suggest that jazz musicians show higher levels of creativity, both in terms of domain-specific musical accomplishments and domain-general indicators of divergent thinking ability, that may be relevant for musical improvisation. The authors discuss these results in the context of differences in formal and informal learning approaches between music genres.

Jazz is often seen as a particularly creative musical discipline due to its focus on improvisation. However, little is known about the differences between musicians who specialize in different genres, such as jazz, classical, and folk. This study aims to compare jazz musicians with those who specialize in classical and folk music in terms of their musical activities, creativity, and personality. Previous research has shown that classical musicians tend to learn through formal education and solo practice, while non-classical musicians are more likely to engage in extracurricular activities such as playing with others or discussing music professionally. Classical musicians also place a greater emphasis on technical proficiency, while non-classical musicians prioritize skills like memorization and improvisation. Jazz musicians have been found to have higher levels of intrinsic motivation and enjoyment in their musical activities compared to classical musicians, but classical musicians experience more performance anxiety than other non-classical musicians. Factors like practice hours and divergent thinking ability (the ability to generate original and appropriate ideas) have been shown to predict improvisational creativity in jazz musicians. Personality and motivation may also play a role in creative thinking in music. This study aims to further explore these differences and the potential impacts on expert performance in music and improvisation.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.064

#jazz #music #improvisation #creativity #personality #classicalmusic #folkmusic #performanceanxiety #divergentthinking #expertperformance #music #classical #folk #performance #thinking

An important question:
How to Improve Your Creative Thinking - Superorganizers - Every https://buff.ly/3FH4sxD #creativity #divergentthinking #workflow #education

I was pleased to share my thoughts about #creativity on the Boann #podcast with host Ruth Nelson

🎙️ https://www.boann.ruthstanley.ca

Creativity is both exuberance and pain.

Exuberance through #DivergentThinking - coming up with new ideas and possibilities - you little darlings 😀

Pain through #ConvergentThinking - killing many of your little darlings that don't fit the solution, and knowing when to stop when it's good enough 🫤

Three case studies for this evenings session on 'Practical Brainstorming for Knowledge workers'

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https://www.meetup.com/softwarehub/events/289017422/

#BrainStorming #DivergentThinking #ConvergentThinking #TeamWork #KnowledgeWorker #LeadershipSkill #SoftwareHub #Ankara #Turkey #Turkiye

Had a PM who watched our divergent research & he says, “Didn’t realize all the different ways diff users organize in their contexts.” How can PMs regularly prioritize work & scale systems without asking these types questions that uncover scale & nuance of use?
#research #productmanagement #divergentthinking

Autistic & ADHD traits

https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-and-adhd-traits/

#Attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(ADHD) #Social-emotionalreciprocity(SER) #Sensoryhypersensitivity #Nonverbalcommunication #Executivedysfunction #Attentiontodetails #Diagnosticcriteria #Executivefunctions #Sensorydifferences #Divergentthinking #Sensoryperception #Problem-solving #Sensoryoverload #Socialcontexts #Timeperception #Communication #Relationships #Organization #Eyecontact #Perception #Prevalence

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