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Dvrgnt thnkng s thght prcss sd t gnrt crtv ds by xplrng mny pssbl sltns. t typclly ccrs n spntns, fr-flwng, "nn-lnr" mnnr, sch tht mny ds r gnrtd n n mrgnt cgntv fshn. Mny pssbl sltns r xplrd n shrt mnt f tm, nd nxpctd cnnctns r drwn. Dvrgnt thnkng s ftn cntrstd wth cnvrgnt thnkng. Cnvrgnt thnkng s th ppst f dvrgnt thnkng s t rgnzs nd strctrs ds nd nfrmtn, whch fllws prtclr st f lgcl stps t rrv t n sltn, whch n sm css s "crrct" sltn. Th psychlgst J.P. Glfrd frst cnd th trms cnvrgnt thnkng nd dvrgnt thnkng n 1956.