A classic case of divergent thinking

Based on guildford's view that the core of innovative thinking is divergent thinking, cultivating divergent thinking has become a breakthrough in cultivating innovative thinking. Let me sort out the classic divergent thinking cases for you, hoping to help you.

Classic case of divergent thinking in human history 1

The teacher asked his classmates: There are 10 birds in the tree, and 1 only got shot. How much is left?

This is a traditional brain trick, and people who are not smart enough will answer honestly? Nine left? Smart people will answer? Is there only 1 left? But one child reacted like this.

He asked: Is it silent pistol?

? No?

? How loud was the shot?

? 80 dB to 100 dB. ?

? It just hurts my ears.

? Yes ?

? Is it illegal to shoot birds in this city?

? No offense. ?

? Are you sure that bird was really killed?

? Of course. ? The teacher began to get impatient. Throw it away and tell me how much is left, ok?

? Ok, are there any deaf birds in the tree?

? No?

? Is there any advantage in being locked in a cage?

? No?

? Are there any other trees nearby? Are there any other birds in the tree?

? No?

? Are there any disabled or hungry birds that can't fly?

? No?

? Is it a pregnant bird?

? Not exactly. ?

? Are there flowers in the eyes of bird hunters? Guaranteed to be 10

? No flowers, just 10. ?

The teacher was sweating profusely, but the child continued to ask: Are there any fools who are not afraid of death?

? Fear of death. ?

? Would you kill two with one shot?

? No?

? Are all birds free to move? Is there a bird's nest? Are there any flightless birds in it?

? There is no bird's nest. All birds can move freely. ?

? If your answer is not a lie, the students say confidently. ? If the killed bird hangs on the tree and doesn't fall off, only 1 is left. If it falls, it will only be 1. ?

Before the students finished speaking, the teacher who was used to the standard answer fainted!

Classic cases of divergent thinking in human history II

1987, China held a meeting in Nanning, Guangxi. Creative society? The first academic seminar. This conference brought together many outstanding talents in the fields of science, technology and art in China. In order to broaden the creative vision of the participants, some famous foreign experts and scholars were invited.

Among them, Mr. Yukio Murakami of Japan. At the meeting, Mr. Yukio Murakami was invited to give a lecture to the participants. He spoke for three and a half days, which was novel, charming and popular with everyone. In the meantime, Mr. Yukio Murakami took out a paper clip to let everyone use their brains and break the routine. What are the uses of paper clips? Compare and see whose divergent thinking is better. There was an uproar at the meeting. Some people say they can hang badges, calendars and certificates, while others say they can hang curtains and staples. About 20 species are mentioned. Everyone asked Haruki Murakami. How many kinds can you name? Yukio Murakami gently stretched out three fingers.

Someone asked:? Is it thirty? He shook his head. Is it 300 kinds? He still shook his head and said, three thousand kinds? Everyone was surprised and said to themselves: am I really smart? . At this time, however, a gentleman sitting in the audience, the founder of China's Magic Ball Theory and the famous Mr. Xu Guotai, felt a twinge of pain in his heart. He thinks that our Chinese nation is a world-famous nation with high IQ, and our divergent thinking will never be worse than that of the Japanese. So he wrote a note to Haruki Murakami and said, Mr. Yukio Edano, I can name three or thirty thousand uses of paper clips. . Yukio edano was shocked, and everyone didn't believe him.

Xu teacher said: I can simply sum up the usage of the paper clip mentioned by Mr. Hatoyama in four words, namely, hook, hang, split and link. I think it's much more than that. Then he decomposed the paper clip into ten elements, such as iron, weight, length, section, elasticity, toughness, hardness and silvery white, and connected them with straight lines to form the column axis of information, and then connected all the elements used by the paper clip with straight lines to form the longitudinal axis of information target. Then the two axes intersect and extend vertically to form an information reaction field. What is the information on the two axes in turn? By? , to achieve information exchange?

So the uses of paper clips are endless. For example, sulfuric acid can be added to make hydrogen, and it can be processed into springs, foreign letters and mathematical symbols for four operations, which created a miracle for the people of China at the conference and surprised many foreigners! This story tells us how important divergent thinking is to one's intelligence and creativity.

Classic case of divergent thinking in human history 3

What can you think of to make the left and right sides equal?

Three pencils on the left and five pencils on the right.

Method 1: Move it.

Moving the right to the left is a method with the same sum. As shown in the figure below:

Four pencils are on the left and four pencils are on the right.

(The answer is unique)

Method 2: Go there.

Removing two from the right is one way to reduce the total. As shown in the figure below:

Three pencils are on the left and three pencils are on the right.

(There are three answers)

Method 3: add one.

Adding 2 to the left is one way to increase the total. As shown in the figure below:

Five pencils are on the left and five pencils are on the right.

(There are countless answers)

Method 4: go and add.

Adding one to the left and subtracting one from the right is still a general method. As shown in the figure below:

Four pencils are on the left and four pencils are on the right.

(There are countless answers)

Classic case of divergent thinking in human history 4

A cup fell and broke.

What problem can this be?

1. Physical problems. Because this is a free fall, how high can it be broken?

2. Chemical problems. The glass was full of wine and then fell into the fire.

3. Economic issues. I just bought it, but now it's broken and I have to buy another one. I left my card in the ATM when I went to withdraw money.

4. The question of China. You make me so sad, as painful as this cup.

5. Social problems. The cup fell from the roof, causing one death and causing riots, which was characterized as a terrorist attack.

6. Psychological problems. The broken voice touched a girl, so she spent the afternoon asking around? Why does noise make people nervous?

7. Emotional problems. That's a couple's cup from my boyfriend, which will cause emotional storm.

8. time The cup is broken and I am in a bad mood. I have to buy it again, which directly increases the time cost.

9. Historical issues. That is the cup used by Qianlong, and there are many stories about it, which is the only bearing of those histories. Now it's broken, and as a result, a period of history has completely disappeared.

10. Political and religious issues. It is the holy grail of Christianity that comes to China for exhibition. As a result, it was accidentally broken by an official, and the scene was just photographed by an international reporter, so it became a political and religious issue.

Classic case of divergent thinking in human history 5

First, children, men, women and the elderly will have different understandings, but they will be different in different children and different elderly people, and will be different in different occupations, different classes and different regions.

A leaf is green and oval, representing hope and good mood.

The painter looks like a beautiful painting.

Musicians seem to be fresh notes.

Plants and biologists seem to be cells, plant mechanisms, ecology and new species.

Economists may think that it is a new variety and has great economic value.

A visionary seems to be anything, maybe there is a new world in it.

This is a thousand people, there will be a thousand kinds of leaves, rich and wonderful? People? so this is it？ Opinion, understanding? The value of diversification.

Second, a leaf will have a completely different understanding in different backgrounds and scenes.

A leaf placed in spring, summer, autumn and winter, in wind, frost, rain and snow, in mountains and rivers, in the Gobi desert, in the north and south poles and the equator, in garbage dumps, on steel, in drinks, in the sky and in the universe will have completely different interpretations, all of which are completely different paintings.

Everything in the world has four seasons, a vast geographical terrain, growth and movement, and a vast universe outside the earth; What a huge arrangement and combination, what an independent picture scroll, and what a huge database. Unknown, diversity and variability make people excited and eager.

Three, a painting in different scenes and backgrounds, different scenes and backgrounds with new elements, there will be dramatic changes.