Divergent Thinking Quotes

“Om meditation makes the mind spacious. It gives the freedom for focus and divergent thinking. Divergent thinking is the center of human creativity.”
― Amit Ray, Om Chanting and Meditation

“There is a distinction between people who keep dissonant thoughts and ideas apart and those that allow them to influence each other. Similar distinctions might be convergent thinkers (linear, logical and systematic) versus divergent thinkers (flexible, creative, and explorative).”
― Robert Ornstein, God 4.0: On the Nature of Higher Consciousness and the Experience Called “God”

“Deep divergence is defined as divergent thinking to its most extreme levels, far beyond what is probable, beyond what is possible, and into an unplumbed realm of what is currently impossible and unknowable.”
― Kevin Molesworth, The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity

“In early 2021 I formulated a concept that I dubbed "theoretical creativity." If "applied creativity" is the coin's obverse, then "theoretical creativity" is the reverse side of that same coin. Similar to the oppositional relationship between applied physics and theoretical physics, where the former is rooted in the basic concepts of physical sciences and the intersection of known principles of practical devices and systems (e.g., engineering, technology, etc.) and the latter, in stark contrast, employs hypothetical models and abstractions to predict natural phenomena and behavior rather than the study of extant knowledge and its application, applied creativity and theoretical creativity are diametric. Borrowing from the definition of theoretical physics, theoretical creativity must also employ hypothetical concepts and abstractions rather than any existing knowledge, understanding, or experience.”
― Kevin Molesworth, The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity

“If physicists versed in Bosonic string theory can claim twenty-six dimensions, then deep divergence should also enjoy the freedom to dance between the raindrops on the wings of human imagination.”
― Kevin Molesworth, The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity

“...as I just suggested, yes, even unethical and illegal ideas need to be considered. Remember, it was not that long ago that doctors appeared in advertising for cigarettes, Coca-Cola actually put cocaine in their beverages, and most banks refused to issue credit cards to women. Laws change and ethics evolve.”
― Kevin Molesworth, The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity

“Put simply, when ideating, more is better. When ideating with the goal of reaching deep divergence, more is essential.”
― Kevin Molesworth, The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity

“When we limit ourselves to the familiar and plausible, we also restrict our discovery of truly innovative ideas...”
― Kevin Molesworth, The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity

“It is my assertion that divergent thinking is infinite. The primary reasoning in support of my position can be explained when one considers the function of convergent thinking: to identify a single, well-defined solution (or a finite set of solutions) to a question, problem, or challenge. Therefore, if convergent thinking and divergent thinking work in opposition, then the latter must be infinite.”
― Kevin Molesworth, Questioning Creativity: Modern Explorations In Creative Thinking

“I [again] posit that the human brain, one that resides inside the skull of an individual that is properly trained in creativity, can diverge infinitely in search of novel solutions.”
― Kevin Molesworth, Questioning Creativity: Modern Explorations In Creative Thinking

“I contend that the only thing holding people back from exploring infinite divergence is their will to do so.”
― Kevin Molesworth, Questioning Creativity: Modern Explorations In Creative Thinking