Divergence and Convergence

The 'breath' of divergence and convergence, of breathing in and breathing out is at the heart of our process design. Every process goes to a few or more of these ‘breathng’ phases.

 

 

Divergent Thinking	Convergent thinking
Generating alternatives	Evaluating alternatives
Free-to-all open conversation	Summarising key points
Gathering diverse points of view	Sorting ideas into categories
Unpacking the logic of a problem	Making decisions
Loosening predetermination	Arriving at general conclusions