The difference between vertical and parallel thinking

The difference between parallel and vertical thinking is as follows:

Vertical thinking: focuses on "what is". Parallel thinking: focuses on "what could be".

Vertical thinking: critical thinking.　 Parallel thinking: constructive thinking.

Vertical thinking: produces an either/or perspective.　Parallel thinking: conflicting viewpoints are made compatible.

Vertical thinking: leads to judgment, questioning, arguing. Parallel thinking: listening, understanding, designing, and creating.

Parallel thinking is a mode of thinking in which the same problem is perceived from different perspectives. When people use parallel thinking, they are able to break out of their original cognitive patterns and mental frameworks, break their mindsets, and reconstruct new concepts and perceptions by shifting their thinking perspectives and directions. Parallel thinking covers the following thinking methods: horizontal thinking, lateral thinking, lateral thinking, and reverse thinking. The use of parallel thinking can expand people's horizons, prompt people to think creatively and constructively, and enable them to see more possibilities for solving problems.

Vertical thinking (Vertical thinking), also known as logical thinking or convergent thinking. It refers to a logical, traditional thinking method to solve difficult problems. Traditional thinking is in accordance with a certain line of thinking or thinking logic, upward or downward vertical thinking method, which is a kind of self-expansion of the mind, to think of the logical, rigorous and profound, it has always been evaluated as one of the most ideal thinking method.