Convergent thinking is an ideation mode which designersPeople who are engaged in the production of functional products, services and systems use to analyze, filter, evaluate, clarify and modify ideas they have generated in divergentDivergent thinking is a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions. It typically occurs in a spontaneous, free-flowing, "non-linear" manner, such... thinking. They use analytical, vertical and linear thinking to find novel and useful ideas, understand the designDesign shapes ideas to become practical solutions and propositions for customers and users. Design is all around us, everything man made has been designed. The... space possibilities and get closer to potential solutions.
The term was coined by Joy Paul Guilford as the opposite of divergent thinking. It generally means the ability to give the "correct" answer to standard questions that do not require significant creativityCreativity is a characteristic of someone or some process that forms something new and valuable. The created item may be intangible or a physical object...., for instance in most tasks in school and on standardized multiple-choice tests for intelligence.
