Debrief

Aliases

Convergent / Divergent Thinking

Citation Status
Verified
Cited in Generated Atlas
Design Consequence

Separate idea generation from convergence; match the mode to the phase.

Full Citation

Guilford, J. P. (1967). The Nature of Human Intelligence. New York: McGraw-Hill. (APA PsycNet 1967-35015-000.)

Generated Atlas Citations
Source Class
Canonical
Themes
Cognitive Load & Dimensions
The Snag

Mixing idea-generation with selection collapses options before they're explored.

The Move

Phase prompts — first ask for a spread of options, then a separate pass to converge.

The Cure

Separate divergence from convergence and match the prompt mode to the phase.

The Read

The model converges prematurely unless explicitly told it's in a divergent phase.